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.

Even in this world, the whole concept is a blast—fingers (and fully rendered clothes, unfortunately) be damned. You can see ...

If you have stumbled upon the live streaming of Australian Open matches on YouTube, you may have noticed that the players might not look their exact selves. The players appear straight out of a ...

The Australian Open has implemented a cheeky workaround for international viewers that dodges its own broadcast obligations.

MELBOURNE, Australia — One moment, they are playing tennis. The next, they disappear from the court, or melt into a puddle, or do a backflip mid-point. Their rackets flail independently from ...

If you’re tuning into the 2025 Australian Open, you may notice something very, very weird about the players on the court if you’re watching matches on YouTube. They look like they’re ...

Tennis Australia has transformed the world's best players into animated versions of themselves to bypass broadcast restrictions at the Australian Open. ...

The Australian Open don’t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common), so they’re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like version of the matches on YouTube - love this 😂 Michael McCann, the ...

On Monday night, Channel 9 – the official broadcast partner of the Australian Open – had to make the difficult choice of which two matches to show on their dedicated free-to-air TV channels.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner shared his first video on social media for his newly launched YouTube channel, featuring a vlog of his journey at the Australian Open, where he claimed his third Grand Slam ...