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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.
The Australian Open’s animated livestreams make players look like Wii Sports characters
The Australian Open might look a little different this year if you’re livestreaming it on YouTube. That’s because the tournament has put an animated overlay on some of its matches to avoid broadcast licensing conflicts, making players look an awful lot like Wii Sports characters, as reported earlier by The Guardian.
Why the Australian Open is streaming live tennis with gaming-style player avatars
The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form
Australian Open, Wii tennis
Why Australian Open streaming matches in 2025 look like Wii tennis
If you’re tuning into the 2025 Australian Open, you may notice something very, very weird about the players on the court if you’re watching matches on YouTube. They look like they’re straight out of a video game, like Wii Tennis. The players’ bodies and faces have been replaced with Miis, basically. What gives?
Australian Open today: Schedule, times, matches, order of play for 2025 AO singles tennis
Keen to know who is playing in the Australian Open today?Saturday ushers in the second batch of third-round singles matches in Melbourne, with plenty of exciting ties scheduled. The likes of Jannik Sinner,
Australia Open 2025: Tennis Match Schedule, Dates, Prize Money, Live Streaming and Other Details
The Australian Open is one of the world's four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Held annually in Melbourne, Australia, this tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam events each year, preceding the French Open,
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Australian Open 2025: Day Seven highlights, results
Jimmy Butler has finished a seven-game suspension and will suit up for the Miami Heat's game against the visiting Denver ...
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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 ...
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on MSN
“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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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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Why is the Australian Open 2025 streamed on YouTube with Nintendo Wii Sports game-styled players on court?
In a unique workaround to address geographical streaming constraints and copyrights issues, the Australian Open 2025 ...
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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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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 2025: Day Six highlights, results
Jimmy Butler has finished a seven-game suspension and will suit up for the Miami Heat's game against the visiting Denver ...
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on MSN
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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