Orbit, the Middle East DTH operator, has signed a deal to kick-start its HD proposition, the company announced April 16.

It has teamed with Zonemedia to launch the Voom HD channel later this month. The launch marks Orbit’s entrance into the HD arena in the Middle East, where DTH markets are particularly competitive given the presence of Showtime and ART alongside Orbit in pay-TV markets across the region.

The channel is already among the main HD channels available globally; airing in Scandinavia, Estonia and Latvia, it will soon launch in Hong Kong and Singapore.