The Australian Open’s cartoon tennis players: AO Animated, YouTube and the future of sports media
A YouTube stream of the Australian Open has gone viral for its glitches, but it's also a sign of the future of sports media.
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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 to drift away from their hands. But the scores are spot on. This cartoon is ...
Australian Open's YouTube Stream Turns Players Into 'Wii Avatars', Internet Loves It
Due to not having the broadcast rights, the players appear as cartoon versions of themselves on the YouTube stream of the Australian Open TV channel.
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Why the Australian Open is animating its players on YouTube
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Tennis Australia has transformed the ... Open YouTube account has been streaming several matches in ...
Tennis Australia serves cartoon players in online coverage
Tennis Australia has turned to animation to illustrate its YouTube feed of this year’s 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 ...
Explained: Why Australian Open is using Nintendo Wii Tennis cartoon avatars on YouTube streams?
Tennis Australia’s live broadcasts of Australian Open 2025 matches on their official YouTube channel features animated ...
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Why is the Australian Open using cartoon players?
The tennis balls are unusually large, players' heads are out of proportion ... But the scores are spot on. This cartoon is the Australian Open's free-to-watch version of the live action taking ...
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Why is the Australian Open using cartoon players?
Why am I watching cartoon characters? Tennis Australia told BBC Sport the ... the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys. The players became characters from The Simpsons in a game re-created ...