I believe the problem for carriers outside the US is licensing, unless they limit the content and/or providers to a small number of negotiated deals. This is certainly the case in Europe (e.g. BBC) and I would imagine it applying to any carrier with significant international coverage.

I'm sure Al Jazeera would be happy to provide news only content though ;-)

EK A380s will have OnAir cell and Internet wifi from next year ? (http://www.onair.aero/sites/default/...r_Emirates.pdf)

WY have had this for some time on their A330s and it works quite well IME