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It’s on .Fox – DNW Podcast #306

How entertainment company Fox is using its .Fox top level domain. Many companies acquired a brand-matching new top level domain, but few have put them to extensive use. Fox has recently started using its dot-brand domain more, and it could be a role model for other companies. On today’s show, Fox’s Crews Gore discusses why […]

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October 5, 2020 Andrew Allemann dot-brands, fox, new top level domains, Podcasts

Amazon waves off demand for more government blocks

Amazon seems to brushed off South American government demands for more reserved domains in the controversial .amazon gTLD. VP of public policy Brian Husemen has written to Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization secretary general Alexandra Moreira to in...

August 31, 2020 Kevin Murphy acto, Domain Policy, dot-brands

Countries ask Amazon for thousands more domain blocks

The eight South American nations of the Amazon region are demanding Amazon block more domain names in the recently delegated .amazon gTLD. Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization secretary general Alexandra Moreira has written to Amazon VP of public pol...

August 19, 2020 Kevin Murphy acto, Domain Registries, dot-brands

Dot-brand fizzles out after acquisition

Another dot-brand gTLD has decided to terminate its ICANN contract, but this time it’s because the brand itself has been discontinued. .ceb was applied for by the Corporate Executive Board Company, a consulting company, in 2012. But the company w...

August 17, 2020 Kevin Murphy .ceb, corporate executive board, Domain Registries, dot-brands, gartner

More dot-brands dump their gTLDs

A further three new gTLDs have applied to ICANN for self-termination over the last few months, bringing the total to 76. They’re all dot-brands: .sbs, .rightathome and .symantec. The most recent application came from the Australian broadcaster SB...

June 17, 2020 Kevin Murphy .RIGHTATHOME, .sbs, Domain Registries, dot-brands, Symantec

Four more dot-brands join the gTLD deadpool

Four big-brand gTLDs have asked ICANN to terminate their contracts so far this year, bringing the total number of voluntarily discontinued strings to 73. Notable among the terminations are two of the three remaining gTLDs being held by luxury goods mak...

April 21, 2020 Kevin Murphy Domain Registries, dot-brands

End of the road for Neustar as GoDaddy U-turns again and buys out its registry biz

GoDaddy has changed its mind about the registry side of the industry yet again, and has acquired the business of Neustar, one of the largest and oldest registries. The deal will see GoDaddy purchase, for an undisclosed sum, all of Neustar’s regis...

April 7, 2020 Kevin Murphy .in, Domain Registrars, dot-brands, godaddy registry

Amazon governments vow revenge for “illegal and unjust” ICANN decision on .amazon

The eight nations of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization are unhappy that ICANN is giving .amazon to Amazon the retailer and have vowed to spread the word that ICANN has acted “illegally”. ACTO secretary general Alexandra Moreira has...

January 17, 2020 Kevin Murphy acto, Domain Policy, dot-brands, gac

Three more dot-brands fizzle out. Total now 69, dudes

Three more dot-brand registries have opted to kill off their own gTLDs, bringing the total to date to 69. The three self-terminating gTLDs, which all informed ICANN of their intentions in October and November, are: .工行 (.xn--estv75g), .nadex and .vista...

December 4, 2019 Kevin Murphy ., .nadex, .xn--estv75g, .工行, Domain Registries, dot-brands, vistaprint

XYZ buys dormant gTLD from “pyramid scheme” operator

XYZ.com has bought another unused dot-brand to add to its portfolio. It’s taken over the contract for .quest from original registry Quest ION Ltd, a subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based multi-level marketing company called QNet, according to ICANN rec...

November 19, 2019 Kevin Murphy .qnet, .quest, assignment, Domain Registries, dot-brands, xyz.com

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