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.

Produced in-house by Tennis Australia, video game-like recreations of live matches featuring digital player avatars have been taking over the internet.

Australian Open (AO) broadcast may seem similar to previous years if youre watching on the television. However, if youre watching online via the official Australian Open TV YouTube channel youll ...

The Australian Open don’t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common), so they’re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image made from animation and provided by Tennis Australia shows Brazil’s Joao Fonseca during his ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Maybe attending sports ... YouTube channel that mimic what's happening in the three main stadiums. Players are represented by characters that look like something out of a ...

Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer ... the Australian Open YouTube account has been streaming several matches in full, with the players displayed as Nintendo Wii-like cartoon ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Tennis Australia has transformed ... Throughout the tournament, the Australian Open YouTube account has been streaming several matches in full, with the players displayed as ...

I had to triple check this was real. It is. The Australian Open on YouTube, due to rights issues, are getting around them by replacing real players with Nintendo Wii Sports Tennis characters. I think ...

The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form. The year’s first Grand Slam tournament runs through Jan. 26 and is streaming ...

The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video ... real-time animated feeds on its YouTube channel that mimic what's happening ...