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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Boston Bruins, NESN, NHL to Offer First Real-Time Animated Regional NHL Game
Sony’s Hawk-Eye Innovations optical tracking and Beyond Sports technology will be used to create an animated version of the ...
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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports
Tennis fans worldwide can stream Australian Open matches online, with a catch: The players on screen aren't real human beings, but video game-like avatars on a computer-generated court. The ...
Dan Hurley's Stern Message for Creighton Fans After Animated Postgame Exchange
On Tuesday night the UConn Huskies came back from a 14-point first half deficit to take down the Creighton Bluejays in a ...
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The Australian Open’s cartoon tennis players: AO Animated, YouTube and the future of sports media
Rather than bristling at AO Animated potentially taking eyeballs away from their live footage, Eurosport and beIN Sports are hosting it on their online platforms. “We knew we were sitting on ...
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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports
the director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire, told NPR that while animated characters could certainly help bring in younger fans, they are "at ...
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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports
The Australian Open isn't the only — or first — sports entity trying to figure that out. American organizations, including the National Hockey League and National Football League have been ...