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Apple TV+ Integrates iPhone 17 Pro Into Live MLB Broadcast at Fenway

A Blackmagic-based workflow carried 1080p/60 feeds into the truck to prove the phones could behave like standard broadcast cameras.

A smartphone mounted on a camera rig displays a live sports event. The screen shows a stadium with spectators and a field. The rig includes cables and a battery pack for power.
Four iPhone 17 Pro handsets will capture all sorts of action.
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Overview

  • Four iPhone 17 Pros were used during the Tigers–Red Sox Friday Night Baseball telecast, with shots identified by an on-screen overlay.
  • MLB authenticated the devices as the first iPhones used by a broadcaster to capture a live MLB game, establishing a documented precedent.
  • Positions included inside the Green Monster, in the home dugout, and a roaming unit in the stands to deliver angles inaccessible to traditional rigs.
  • The phones ran the Blackmagic Camera app and connected via the new ProDock for HDMI-to-SDI integration, remote exposure and white balance control, and truck-based color matching.
  • Apple TV+ previously trialed the setup during the Dodgers–Giants broadcast and executives say the approach is repeatable across future games within current 1080p/60 infrastructure limits.