NBA Playoff is HD

[LanceFlash]

Saw this on the NBA website does anyone know if this will get to Canada via rogers
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NBA TV To Televise Playoffs in High-Definition

SECAUCUS, NJ, March 25 -- NBA TV -- the league's 24-hour television network -- announced today that it will televise 2003 NBA Playoff games in high-definition television (HDTV). NBA TV is scheduled to carry up to seven NBA Playoff games.
The network will also televise live in HDTV the Houston Rockets at New Jersey Nets matchup on March 31 (7:30 pm/ET) and the New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards matchup on April 14 (7:00 pm/ET).

Both telecasts feature matchups with huge playoff implications as Yao Ming and the Rockets look to secure a playoff berth and Michael Jordan and the Wizards go head-to-head with the Knicks as the teams vie for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. This game also marks Jordan’s last regular season game at home.

The live games will be offered in HD format to DIRECTV and DISH Network HDTV subscribers on channels 198 and 9425 respectively.

NBA TV, launched in 1999, is the 24-hour television network of the NBA and the deepest resource for basketball, round the clock, seven days a week. NBA TV is the definitive basketball network, featuring live NBA and WNBA games, a package of NBDL games, high-definition telecasts, unique original programming, international coverage, vintage NBA games and will soon have classic basketball themed movies and TV shows from a library of hundreds, coaching and instructional programming, interactive talk shows and additional programming for basketball fans of all ages.

[57U]

Welcome to the forum:

In order for Rogers to provide any channel it has to be approved by the CRTC. This is an involved process than can include the network and Rogers making applications. Rogers can assist with the application, but has essentially no say.

Basically, no US channels get approved if they "compete directly" with a similar Canadian Channel. For example, no ESPN while there is a TSN.

There are exceptions (OTA near the border) and "grandfathered stations".

Each application is heard and approved or rejected based on its own merits. For example, we will not get "Fox news" in Canada because we already have CNN, HN, CTV News, CP24, etc. However, Global is looking at starting a Canadian News network, that could get approved and may carry a portion of Fox News. As you can see it's complicated.

As for the NBA games, the finals are on ABC and will be in HD, as are the Stanley Cup finals... So if you get ABC HD, via Rogers, you're in luck for those..