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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 tennis players into animated versions of themselves in an ingenious effort to bypass broadcasting restrictions at this year's Australian Open. Throughout the tournament,

AV Club · 10h

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.

The Verge on MSN · 16h

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,

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Australian Open 2025: How to watch today's matches, full tournament schedule, where to stream free and more

The 2025 Australian Open runs from Sunday, Jan. 12 to Sunday, Jan. 26. However, due to the time difference in The Land Down ...

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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 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 ...

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 Australian Open social media pages can broadcast games live, but the cheeky ...

Why the Australian Open is trialling new, WII-tennis style broadcast

The Australian Open has taken a bold step in tackling broadcasting restrictions this year, offering tennis fans a unique ...

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Australian Open 2025: Schedule, draws, brackets, order of play

He is an Australian Open shy of a career Grand Slam. If the Spaniard wins in Melbourne in 2025 or 2026, he will become the ...

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