The Australian Open’s animated tennis players: A YouTube sensation 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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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?
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 the Australian Open's free-to ...
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Australian Open streams cartoon matches to bypass broadcast rules
The Australian Open has depicted their Novak Djokovic as a cartoon to hack broadcasting restrictions. Photo / Australian Open TV, YouTube The Australian Open has turned its players into cartoon ...
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The Australian Open’s cartoon tennis players: AO Animated, YouTube and the future of sports media
They are the best tennis players in the world; they are the undisputed stars of the 2025 Australian Open. Advertisement They are also cartoons. There’s Daniil Medvedev, last year’s finalist ...