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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 Indian Express · 4d

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.

AV Club · 3d

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.

Start time, TV channel, live stream for Australian Open 2025

KOSU · 2d

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 Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.

The Big Lead on MSN · 10h

Australian Open Tennis Round of 16 Free Live Stream, Sinner, Gauff, Djokovic: TV channel, time, how to watch, odds

The best players in the sport of tennis are in Melbourne to compete in the Round of 16 of the 2025 Australian Open. After the Third Round of the men's and women's tournaments has come to a close, the competition is starting to heat up.

Sporting News on MSN · 19h

Where to watch Novak Djokovic vs. Jiri Lehecka: Start time, TV channel, live stream for Australian Open 2025

Here is everything you need to know about Novak Djokovic vs. Jiri Lehecka, including TV and streaming options for the match.

3don MSN

AI is helping the Australian Open cover tennis in the funniest way possible, by turning it into Nintendo Wii Tennis

The Australian Open now shows an AI-generated version of tennis matches on YouTube and some of the results are hilarious.

Tennis9h

Blondes have more fun? Not according to Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open

The world No. 1 joked that she "need[s] to know who designed my character" upon learning that her AO Animated counterpart looks different in one big way.

Crikey3d

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.

Yahoo! Sports3d

The Australian Open is showing Wii Tennis versions of live matches – and players are delighted

If you’ve stumbled across an Australian Open live-stream on their official YouTube channel this week, you may have been surprised by exactly what you were looking at. Tennis Australia has ...