Is this a new offering? I thought the concept was two world feeds, one for top matches and one for the next-bests?
Meanwhile another channel:
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There was a rumour they were looking to ‘redzone’ the world feed a bit this year but not sure if this replaces the main feed or secondary feed
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My understanding is they’re leaning into the “Big Screen” style feed as a real feed (yes anchored like RedZone). Making it an easier thing to stick on for less tennis-fan people, while not being as cringe or unwatchable as that social media focused one from last year.
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ESPN/ABC will refresh their graphics in the Fall or during Super Bowl LXI next February
To add to this BlueZone (the socials feed that doesn’t actually show the tennis) is still about:
Prediction or fact?
It’s just a true statement that networks airing Super Bowl refresh their graphics on the day. They don’t even know whether the refresh will be before that.
Neither, I say. Ignore it.
So that’s AO Now!, the whiparound offering. Took them ten minutes to show the first on-court action.
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Is this on Stan Sport?
Doesn’t seem like it. They have two Courtside feeds, but I don’t have a sub so can’t say what they consist of.
Neither, was wondering if Stan took that or Nine’s own pregame simulcast?
Did stan show the world feed preshow?
Disappointed it is not offered on Stan Sprot
Actually, per the Nine tennis thread, it was offered as an option.
It wasn’t explicitly titled AO Now! though.
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Saturday, @DisneyPlus subscribers will have access to select Day 1 #AusOpen matches directly in the app!
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) January 14, 2026
🎾 Bundle subscribers (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN) can also stream the entire tournament via Disney+ pic.twitter.com/HEd82kPCDT
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Interesting.
Not in Australia one would guess
No - not in Australia.
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Major changes coming to ESPN’s Monday Night Football? Today pictures of what could be a new scorebug were leaked on social media; reportedly ESPN was testing the scorebug in technical preparations to cover the AFC East Divisional game, which aired on that network and on ABC (the test showed the Patriots at Kansas City, which is wrong, as the Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention, with the actual match being the NE team at Houston Texans).
The design is a major departure from the existing MNF graphics and its ticker-style scorebug, evolving towards the compact approach currently prioritised by other NFL broadcasters, with the ESPN MNF logo being relocated as a DOG in the top right corner of the screen, with a transparent tone and new typography. Worth noting the actual broadcast used the current MNF graphics.
No word on when it debuts, likely to be for next season, but who knows…
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The 9:16 thinking has reached ESPN.
It will debut Super Bowl next year unless we were told from the horses’ mouth that it’s earlier.
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