The Fold

How TVNZ won the Fifa World Cup

TVNZ’s Melodie Robinson joins Duncan Greive to discuss the astounding success of the Fifa World Cup, the future of the TVNZ+ platform and her upcoming role with Amazon Web Services.

28 Jul 2026

The Fold

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Melodie Robinson is TVNZ’s head of sports and events, and joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the truly astounding performance of the recently concluded Fifa World Cup on streaming. The pair discuss the tournament pass, what the new TVNZ+ unlocks from a data and advertising point of view, and what rugby can learn from Fifa and the NRL. They also chat about Robinson’s huge new role at Amazon, leading cloud integrations for sports leagues.