iPhone 18 Pro will be used in this week’s Friday Night Baseball broadcast
Apple will utilize 14 iPhone 18 Pro devices during the final Friday Night Baseball broadcast of the season featuring the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. The phones will be embedded in various locations within Dodger Stadium to capture unique angles that standard broadcast cameras cannot easily achieve. Eight of these devices will transmit live footage in real time using a dedicated T-Mobile Private 5G Network.
- ▪The broadcast is scheduled for September 18 at 7:15 p.m. PT and marks the final Friday Night Baseball game of the season.
- ▪iPhone 18 Pro units will be placed in the pitch clock, backstop, foul pole, and both bullpens to provide diverse viewing perspectives.
- ▪Eight of the 14 iPhones will use a dedicated T-Mobile Private 5G Network to ensure real-time live footage transmission.
- ▪The iPhone 18 Pro launch occurs the day before the broadcast, following the previous year's use of iPhone 17 Pro in professional sports.
- ▪Friday Night Baseball is available to all Apple TV subscribers, with the service costing $14.99 per month or available via the Apple One bundle.
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