AV Media

What AV Media does

AV Media NZ Ltd is a New Zealand-based audio visual services company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Wellington. The company provides equipment hire, technical support, and on-site personnel for live, virtual, and hybrid events, and operates a venue AV management model where it becomes the embedded or preferred AV supplier for premium hotels and venues across the country. Its core service lines are Conferences & Events (full-service AV for corporate, government, association, and private events), Venue AV Management (managed services including equipment installation, maintenance, sales support, and integrated staffing), Hybrid Events (live streaming and virtual attendance), and Installs & Maintenance (custom AV fit-outs and ongoing repair), supplemented by digital signage solutions.

The underlying technology stack is conventional professional AV: LED lighting, projection, sound systems, digital signage players accessed via IP, monitors with custom surrounds, mobile 5G Wi-Fi modems, and platform integrations with commodity tools such as Zoom for hybrid delivery and Dropbox for content sharing. Differentiators cited are the customisability of installations and interoperability of hybrid and connectivity solutions rather than proprietary technology. The company maintains offices and warehouses in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Queenstown, enabling nationwide coverage including travel to events outside its anchor cities.

Revenue is generated from two streams: per-event professional services (equipment rental, setup, and technical staffing) and recurring managed services from venue partners that avoid capital expenditure on AV equipment. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with terms varying by event size, equipment, venue, and duration. The go-to-market is direct B2B enterprise field sales — regional managers cultivate venue partnership agreements while a sales team handles inbound enquiries from event organisers via phone (0800 237 110), email, and website forms — supported by organic social media (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook) and content marketing through the company website.

Name

AV Media

Legal name

AV Media NZ Ltd

Website

https://avmedia.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AV Media NZ provides audio visual equipment hire, technical support, and managed venue AV services for live, hybrid, and virtual events and conferences across New Zealand, serving corporate, government, hospitality, education, and association clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production Audio Visual Services

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio-Visual (AV) Systems & Rentals (Audio, Video, Projection, LED Walls) (THAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid Event AV & In-Room Integration (Room Kits, Switching, Capture, Projection) (THAHAOAF), Audio-Visual Equipment Rentals (Sound, Projection, Screens) (HSACAFAF), Corporate Event Production & AV Services (HSACADAB)

Keywords

• Audio visual services
• Event production
• Venue AV management
• Hybrid event technology
• Conference equipment rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event AV Services: Equipment rental, setup, and technical support for conferences, events, and meetings. Services include sound, lighting, projection, live streaming, and on-site technicians. Revenue generated from per-event service agreements.
2. Venue AV Management: Full AV operations and sales support for partner venues. Venues pay no capital expenditure on AV equipment; AV Media provides latest technology, maintenance, repairs, replacements, and staffing. Becomes extension of venue conference and events team.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AV Media delivers audio visual services, equipment hire, and on-site technical support for live, virtual, and hybrid events across New Zealand. The company also provides managed AV partnerships for premium hotels and venues, supplying, installing, and maintaining AV systems so venues avoid capital expenditure. Operations span four cities (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown) with offices and warehouses in each.

Product overview

AV Media is a New Zealand audio visual service company offering four interconnected service lines: Conferences & Events Services (core product providing full AV support for corporate, government, and private events), Venue AV Management (comprehensive AV partnership for premium hotels and venues including equipment installation, maintenance, and sales support), Hybrid Events (enabling simultaneous in-person and online participation), and Installs & Maintenance (professional AV equipment installation and repair services). The company operates across Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Queenstown with offices and warehouses in each location. Digital signage solutions with IP-accessed players are included as part of venue management services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Auckland University of Technology (AUT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Exclusive AV supplier for all events across all three AUT campuses starting 2026. Partnership announced via social media as exciting start to 2026, working with the AUT events team to support university events and conferences.
• Hilton Queenstown Resort & SpacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025New partnership announced in 2025. Completed customised AV install across all conference spaces. Properly integrated, future-focused AV system for the hotel's function venues.
• Premium Venues (Hotels & Function Centres)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership model with premium hotels and venues across New Zealand. AV Media provides full AV operations and sales support, custom fit technology in function spaces, and becomes extension of venue Conference & Events teams. Venues enjoy no capital expenditure on AV equipment.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PRG (Production Resource Group): Global live-event production company supplying audio, video, lighting and rigging for concerts, conferences and broadcast events — a broad incumbent competing for larger NZ event accounts.
• NEP Group: Worldwide broadcast and live-event technology provider offering AV production, live streaming and event services — competes with AV Media on hybrid/live-stream delivery for large NZ events.
• Encore Event Technologies: Global AV and event-technology provider operating in Australia, NZ and APAC with venue partnerships, event production and hybrid services — a much larger incumbent that competes with AV Media in NZ premium-venue and corporate-event accounts.

Direct peers

• AVPartners: Australian venue-based AV partnership specialist that embeds into hotel and venue teams to deliver in-house AV management — operates the same venue-embedded managed-service model AV Media uses with NZ hotels.
• Staging Connections: Australia-originated event production and AV services group with NZ presence, providing equipment hire, staging, lighting and technical support for conferences and live events — closely mirrors AV Media's core event-services offering.
• NZAV: New Zealand-based AV integration and event services provider delivering equipment hire, installation and event support — overlapping mid-market peer in NZ cities.
• Microhire: Australia-based event AV and production company serving conferences, gala dinners and hybrid events with equipment rental and on-site technical crews — comparable scale and service mix to AV Media.
• Showorks NZ: New Zealand event production and AV hire company serving conferences, corporate events and live shows across Auckland and other NZ regions — directly comparable local peer.

Emerging players

• Production HQ: New Zealand event production company offering AV, staging, lighting and technical support for conferences and live events — emerging peer with comparable service mix to AV Media.

Regional players

• Spotlight Systems: NZ provider of AV hire, lighting and event production for corporate events, conferences and live shows — comparable offering and geographic footprint to AV Media's regional operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/avmedianz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/av-media-nz
• Instagraminstagram.com/avm_nz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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