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,
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,
Australian Open YouTube live streaming: Story behind animated players
While the Australian Open TV YouTube channel is broadcasting matches live, it doesn't hold the broadcast rights for the official streams.
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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.
Why is the Australian Open using cartoon players?
This cartoon is the Australian Open's free-to-watch version of the live action taking place at Melbourne Park. The Australian Open's official YouTube channel 'live' option brings up a choice of ongoing matches to watch,
‘I’m sorry, what? Is this real?’: Australian Open uses animated avatars during YouTube streaming
Several fans pointed out that the animated avatars representing the players on the Australian Open's YouTuber steaming look like Wii characters.
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