Pedestrian.TV

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Pedestrian.TV
Type of site
Digital Media, News
Available inEnglish
Country of originAustralia
OwnerPedestrian Group
Nine Entertainment Co.
Founder(s) Chris Wirasinha
Oscar Martin
EditorJosephine Rozenberg-Clarke
Key peoplePeter Costello, Chairman

Matt Rowley, CEO

Vanessa Lawrence, Publisher
URL http://pedestrian.tv
CommercialYes
Launched2005
Current statusActive

Pedestrian.TV (styled as PEDESTRIAN.TV) is a youth digital news and entertainment website based in Australia.

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According to audience data, the website reaches over one million unique users per month, and attracts in excess of two million monthly page views, [1] with the majority portion falling in the 18-24 age demographic. Pedestrian.TV is part of the larger Pedestrian Group, which itself is wholly owned by Nine Entertainment Co. [2]

History

Launched in 2005 by co-founders Chris Wirasinha and Oscar Martin, Pedestrian.TV was initially distributed as a DVD magazine, stylised as a “Plastizine,” with the advertorial backing of BMW Mini. [3] In 2007, the company shifted online, launching the Pedestrian.TV site.

In 2010, the company launched sub-site Pedestrian JOBS; a creative industries-focused employment classifieds board.

Nine Entertainment Co. subsequently acquired a 60% stake in Pedestrian.TV in 2015 for a reported $10 million. [4] Nine bought out Wirasinha and Martin’s remaining 40% ownership share in 2018 for an additional $39 million, [5] putting the company's total valuation just shy of $100 million.

In 2017 Pedestrian.TV broke the story of youth government broadcaster Triple J's initial internal discussions regarding moving the Triple J Hottest 100 away from the controversial January 26 Australia Day public holiday. [6] Triple J ultimately shifted the Hottest 100 date to the fourth weekend in January, citing a desire to remain "an event that everyone can enjoy together." [7]

Following the merger of Nine and Fairfax in 2018, [8] the business behind Pedestrian.TV was merged with that of Allure Media, [9] forming the larger Pedestrian Group. [10]

With Wirasinha and Martin shifting to advisory roles following the sale, Nine appointed Matt Rowley as the CEO of Pedestrian Group in early 2019. [11] In March 2021, Pedestrian Group announced a multi-year deal with Vice Media and Refinery29 to become the Australian digital publishing home of both brands. [12]

Awards

In 2020, Pedestrian.TV was awarded the Brand of the Year award at the Mumbrella Publish Awards, with Pedestrian Group winning 3 other Mumbrella awards for Best Publisher-Led Advertising Campaign, Event of the Year, and Branded Content Studio of the Year . [13]

Pedestrian.TV was previously awarded Brand of the Year by Mumbrella in 2015 [14] and again in 2016. [15]

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