TVNZ, also known as Television New Zealand, is a New Zealand-based state-owned entity. Founded in 1960, the company operates with approximately 980 employees and reported $174.8M in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, operating as a free-to-air public broadcasting TV network.
On April 24, 2026, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon discontinued his regular weekly interview on TVNZ’s high-profile *Breakfast* program, indicating future appearances would occur on an ad hoc basis. Also on April 24, TVNZ faced significant viewer frustration as an update to its streaming platform, TVNZ+, was widely described as "disastrous" due to bugs. This followed reports on April 23 that the TVNZ+ digital upgrade was becoming a public relations issue because of multiple technical problems, prompting a response from TVNZ. Earlier, on April 21, TVNZ began rolling out a new version of its TVNZ+ streaming platform, an upgrade developed with global technology providers Quickplay, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Evergent. This initiative aimed to enhance the viewing experience, significantly expand opportunities for advertisers, and accelerate TVNZ’s product innovation, personalization, and advanced advertising capabilities.
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 28 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including golf, american football, motorsports, aquatics and swimming, sports sublicensing, cricket, soccer | association football, winter sports, tennis, multi-sport, athletics, basketball, netball and rugby union.
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