International HD news roundup

Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Auf Wiedersehen!

Read - MGM breaks new ground in the UK with BSkyB
Read - E4 goes high-definition on Sky
Read - Sun Direct, Samsung tie up to launch HD TV services (India)
Read - Most of the UK missing out on high-definition
Read - Entertain IPTV service to expand HD programming content (Germany)
Read - SES Astra takes HD channels over 100
Read - Cox adds 13 HD channels in N. Virginia
Read - Fox and Nat Geo go HD for Spain
Read - ABC 7 Goes High Def on MCV (Guam)
Read - Exposed: TV cheats high-definition jinks (Hong Kong)

[carte82 Posted Dec 27th 2009 10:29AM]

Malaysia first even HDTV service was launched on 18th Dec 2009 with 5 HD channels: Nat Geo HD, History HD, HBO HD, ESPN HD (first in Asia), astro supersport HD (local sports channel) with just mere RM20 (6 dollars) per month on top of their subscription fee. 10 more HD channels in 2010 with local HD channels. Subscribers are given a free swap of HD Decoder, new dish, new cable and new HDMI cable. Also need to mention about the decoder, it's the world first decoder to support external HDD for PVR (through USB port), means you can plug in any external HDD you have and record whatever you want, but all data will be encrypted and complied with HDCP.