New gTLDs

The Domain Name Association (The DNA), the Internet domain industry’s trade association, announced that it conducted its inaugural Healthy Domains Initiative (HDI) summit last week, a meeting focused on healthy growth within the domain name …

Donuts and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) jointly announced an agreement to help ensure that websites using domains registered with Donuts are not engaged in large-scale piracy. Under the terms of the agreement, …

The latest edition of CSC’s New gTLD Utilization Report shows .brand launches continuing to pick up speed, more new gTLDs climbing up the Alexa rankings and some interesting examples of new gTLDs in use. They …

The deBlasio Administration’s licensing initiative for the neighborhood domain names is currently accepting applications. So if you’re a neighborhood activist or budding media mogul, and want to activate Astoria.nyc, ConeyIsland.nyc, GreenwichVillage.nyc, Harlem.nyc or any of …

During yesterday’s Super Bowl coverage, a trailer for the upcoming film Gods of Egypt aired that directed viewers to the domain name GodsOfEgypt.MOVIE. This was a first time that a New TLD domain name was …

In a few months, New York City will make history: The city’s 8.5 million residents, along with tourists, will be able to access ultra-fast Wi-Fi anywhere in the city, at zero cost. LinkNYC is a …

Kurt Pritz and Allegravita agreed to join forces. Allegravita is delighted to welcome Kurt Pritz as a new partner in its growing business. “Kurt’s contribution to our executive team and board will greatly enhance our …

TLD Registry, the registry of Dot Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网) top level domains, is releasing the fifth installment of their Chinese Domaining Masterclass blog series. TLD Registry presented the world’s first, and still currently the world’s only Chinese …

Allegravita announced that .Club ,one of their most successful domain name sector clients, has reappointed them for their China campaign in 2016. Since 2014, .CLUB Domains and Allegravita have worked closely to bring .CLUB’s brilliantly marketed and well-positioned domain names …

Minds + Machines Group Limited (LSE:MMX), provided the following unaudited trading update ahead of publication of the Group’s accounts for the 12 months ended 31 December 2015, which will be announced during the week commencing …

Donuts Inc. has processed its two millionth first-time new domain name registration. The name Schedule.HOLIDAY was registered this week. Other recent registrations include:

On 27 January 2016, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN‘s authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program Auction to resolve string contention for one new generic top-level domain (gTLD) contention set: .SHOP. This set was …

Minds + Machines Group Limited (LSE:MMX) announced its expansion into the Chinese market with the appointment  of  the highly respected registry service company, ZDNS, as its local infrastructure partner. The Company has also appointed Allegravita LLC, a …

An Auction will be facilitated by Power Auctions LLC on 27 January 2016 to resolve string contention for one new generic top-level domain (gTLD) contention set: SHOP. This set was previously identified as an indirect …