Four iPhone 17 Pros used as live cameras on Apple TV at Fenway

Fenway Park on Friday night became the site of a first for professional sports broadcasting when four iPhone 17 Pro units were integrated into the live Apple TV telecast of the Detroit Tigers versus Boston Red Sox, officials said. The phones provided live feeds from multiple vantage points, including inside the Red Sox dugout, atop the Green Monster in left field, and a roaming handheld, and were available to viewers beginning at 7:10 p.m. Eastern as part of Apple TV’s Friday Night Baseball coverage.

Apple and Major League Baseball said the iPhone cameras were used alongside traditional broadcast cameras, and a small onscreen graphic labeled Shot on iPhone identified when footage came from the phones. The production team said the four devices were live and ready forcut throughout the game, enabling the director to switch to those feeds at any time. Camera operators were able to adjust exposure, white balance and zoom remotely via tablet controls during the broadcast.

The phones were incorporated into a conventional broadcast workflow using widely available professional tools, the production team said. The iPhone outputs were captured with the Blackmagic Camera app and routed...