TVNZ, also known as Television New Zealand or Te Reo Tātaki TVNZ, is a state-owned, commercially funded national public broadcaster headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Formed in 1980 through the structural amalgamation of state networks Television One and South Pacific Television, it operates as a Crown-owned commercial entity. The company, which operates with approximately 530 employees, reported $174.8M in revenue as of 2024. Its main product is broadcast television and radio. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, TVNZ is funded almost entirely by commercial television advertising, programmatic digital video spots, and corporate brand sponsorships. The broadcaster utilizes broadcast and digital pipelines, has overhauled its tech stack, launched self-service cross-platform trading portals for programmatic ad buyers, and prioritizes digital-first news and sports coverage.
On July 30, 2026, TVNZ and Evergent successfully launched a hybrid streaming model on TVNZ+ for premium sporting content, offering a one-off Event Pass for the FIFA World Cup 2026. This follows TVNZ's securing of exclusive Free to Air and Subscription rights to the FIFA World Cup 2030, announced on July 23. The broadcaster stated that the most recent World Cup was the biggest event in TVNZ+ history, recording over 20 million streams across 104 matches, and cited the success of the hybrid free-to-air and pay model used for this year's tournament. Earlier, on July 22, TVNZ predicted two years of net losses totaling nearly $50 million, attributing the spending to technology investments aimed at doubling its digital audience and tripling related income by the end of the decade.
TVNZ offers 4 products in the media and telecoms services industry. TVNZ's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.
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TVNZ's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. Caretta Research has split TVNZ's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to TVNZ's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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TVNZ currently holds 29 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including rugby union, tennis, sports sublicensing, golf, basketball, aquatics and swimming, multi-sport, american football, winter sports, soccer | association football, netball, athletics, motorsports and cricket.
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