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The Australian Open is animating its players on YouTube
Why the Australian Open is animating its players on YouTube
Tennis Australia has transformed the world's best players into animated versions of themselves to bypass broadcast restrictions at the Australian Open.
Australian Open goes Wii Sports mode for YouTube broadcast
Even in this world, the whole concept is a blast—fingers (and fully rendered clothes, unfortunately) be damned. You can see it for yourself on the Australian Open’s YouTube channel, with matches running through January 26.
Why is the Australian Open 2025 streamed on YouTube with video game-styled players on court?
In a unique workaround to address geographical streaming constraints and copyrights issues, the Australian Open 2025 organizers have modified players to animation, enabling viewers to free access to all games albeit at a cost.
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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports
The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put ...
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Danielle Collins thanked her haters for paying the bills after Australian Open crowd boos
Danielle Collins thanked her haters for paying her bills at the Australian Open, and this is the kind of energy more people ...
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The Americans still playing at the 2025 Australian Open
American star Coco Gauff and newcomer Learner Tien are still in the draw at the Australian Open -- but who else is? We break ...
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Australian Open resorts to animated caricatures to get around broadcast restrictions
The Australian Open has implemented a cheeky workaround for international viewers that dodges its own broadcast obligations.
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Australian Open: Animated YouTube broadcast takes fans by storm
Tennis fans are hailing this year’s Australian Open broadcast, just not on the television. The season-opening tournament ...
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Australian Open’s experiment with animation an instant hit
The official YouTube channel of the Australian Open has players going about their business in cartooned versions ...
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Why is the Australian Open using cartoon players?
The tennis balls are unusually large, players' heads are out of proportion and the racquets they are holding sometimes seem ...
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Australian Open’s innovative streaming move leaves tennis world divided
Tennis Australia has decided to turn tennis players into cartoon characters to overcome broadcasting restrictions so the ...
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“LMAO, it makes it 100 times funnier”: Australian Open’s unique YouTube streaming stuns fans with animated avatars
The Australian Open has introduced animated avatars to stream matches on YouTube, due to broadcast licensing restrictions.
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