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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...
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June 17, 2020 Kevin Murphy
.RIGHTATHOME, .sbs, Domain Registries, dot-brands, Symantec
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...
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April 21, 2020 Kevin Murphy
Domain Registries, dot-brands
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...
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April 7, 2020 Kevin Murphy
.in, Domain Registrars, dot-brands, godaddy registry
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...
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January 17, 2020 Kevin Murphy
acto, Domain Policy, dot-brands, gac
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...
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December 4, 2019 Kevin Murphy
., .nadex, .xn--estv75g, .工行, Domain Registries, dot-brands, vistaprint
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...
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November 19, 2019 Kevin Murphy
.qnet, .quest, assignment, Domain Registries, dot-brands, xyz.com
David Redl, the former head of the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration has joined Amazon as an internet governance advisor, I’ve learned. I don’t know whether he’s taken a full-time job or is a contractor, bu...
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November 6, 2019 Kevin Murphy
acto, Domain Policy, dot-brands, gac, icann 66
The United States looks set to stand in the way of government attempts to further delay Amazon’s application for .amazon. US Governmental Advisory Committee representative Ashley Heineman said today that the US “does not support further GAC...
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November 3, 2019 Kevin Murphy
acto, Domain Policy, dot-brands, gac, icann 66, montral
Car-maker Chrysler has withdrawn its application for the .ram dot-brand gTLD more than six years after receiving a government objection on religious grounds. Ram is a brand of pickup trucks manufactured by Chrysler, but it’s also a variant spelli...
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October 11, 2019 Kevin Murphy
.chrysler, .ram, Domain Policy, dot-brands, gac, religion
It’s Friday 13th tomorrow, and to celebrate the occasion no fewer than 13 dot-brands have opted to take the easy way out and self-terminate. ICANN has published a bumper list of contracted brand registries that have informed the organization that...
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September 12, 2019 Kevin Murphy
.chrysler, .dodge, .ladbrokes, .lancome, .liason, .mopar, .movistar, .piaget, .srt, .uconnect, .warman, cartier, Domain Registries, dot-brands, l'oreal, richemont, telefonica