Antony Young: the media exec launching a Wellington news title

Antony Young: the media exec launching a Wellington news title
Antony Young is the founder of CapitalNZ. (Image: CapitalNZ)
Daniel Dunkley
Who’d want to start a news publication right now? As advertising revenue dries up, margins become squeezed and the industry faces pressure from Big Tech, you’d surely have to be mad to wade into the sector. Antony Young, co-founder of media agency Media Lab and the man behind Wellington news outlet CapitalNZ, doesn’t quite see it that way. The experienced media executive and one-time leader of Mindshare’s North American business has an eye on hyper-local news in the capital. CapitalNZ, a new digital-o...

More Media

Australian media agency lands in NZ
News in Brief

Australian media agency lands in NZ

 Mediahub will have access to Attivo’s 25 staff across the two cities.

Cooking the Books wins gold at NZ Podcast Awards
Self promotion Free

Cooking the Books wins gold at NZ Podcast Awards

The wildly successful financial podcast is aimed at ordinary people seeking advice. 

Staff reporters 01 Dec 2023
The big media issues facing the new government
Editor's Picks Analysis

The big media issues facing the new government

The nation’s new leaders are already embroiled in a media storm.

Daniel Dunkley 01 Dec 2023
Unity cuts off services deal with Wētā FX
Technology

Unity cuts off services deal with Wētā FX

Wētā hopes to take on as many as possible of the 256 staff made redundant as a result.

Ben Moore 30 Nov 2023