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Wii Sports, YouTube and Australian Open
Australian Open: Wii Tennis avatars being used for YouTube streams
The ongoing 2025 Australian Open has taken a unique approach to its live broadcasts on the official YouTube channel. Rather than traditional footage from Melbourne Park, viewers are treated to animated versions of tennis stars like Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff.
Random: No, That's Not Wii Sports, That's Live Tennis On YouTube
Tennis fans hitting YouTube to see live matches from the Australian Open could be forgiven for thinking they've accidentally clicked on a channel recreating the tournament in Wii Sports, but no. It turns out the event's official channel has taken a novel approach to getting around broadcast rights issues.
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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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 A Major Tennis Tournament Looks Like Wii Sports On YouTube
The Australian Open, the first big professional tennis tournament of 2025, is happening right now in Melbourne. But depending ...
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The Australian Open is streaming live tennis as if it were Wii Sports
Viewers of tennis’ first Grand Slam event of the season now have an interesting alternative to watch their favorite players. According to a report in The Guardian, the animated streams are a ...
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I'm not a tennis fan but I love The Australian Open's ingeniously silly animated avatars
The Australian Open has found an ingenious workaround for licensing conflicts on its YouTube livestream. The solution?
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