Domain Extensions

Donuts Inc., a registry for new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) said today it has secured additional funding as new gTLDs approach. The financing includes a Series B equity investment led by existing investor Generation …

This past week 6 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 6 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 39. The …

Building upon last week’s release of results for the second 30 applications, ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers 61-108. There are 39 applications in this second set …

Celebrating the .eu 7th anniversary a study reveals how EU residents perceive Europe’s internet extension. With registrations topping 3.74 million just ahead of its seventh birthday, .eu has established its place as a respected domain …

The GSM Association, that is located in the United Kingdom, sent a letter to ICANN regarding applications for closed gTLDs .MOBILE and .PHONE. The letter from GSMA  actually supports the Donuts applications for .phone and …

Architelos Inc. and Kurt Pritz announced a collaboration to provide advisory services to the new gTLDs applicants and registries. The duo aim to translate their clients’ strategic objectives into the successful pursuit and operation of …

The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information from the United States Department of Commerce send a letter to ICANN, on April 2, stating United States government’s views on the USPS objections to the applications for …

Marking another milestone in the implementation of the community-developed New gTLD Program, ICANN today announced the selection of three geographically diverse emergency back-end registry operators, or EBEROs. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), Neustar, …

ICANN and IBM negotiated the terms for a proposed statement of work for operation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims services offered by the Trademark Clearinghouse. The New gTLD Program Committee has reviewed the terms …

Building upon last week’s release of results for the first 30 applications, ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers 31-60. There are 25 applications in this second set …

This past week 21 new objections were filed at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for new gTLD strings. The WIPO center received the objections on March 13, 2013 and these were posted on the …

28 objections were filed at the International Chamber of Commerce for new gTLD strings. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) received the objections on March 12 and 13, 2013 and these were posted on the ICC …

NameJet and Afternic have been selected to launch the new top level domain .BUILD. Together they will serve Auctions and Premium Sales of new TLD. Plan Bee LLC, the applicant for the new top level …

ICANN is providing the latest revision of the previously posted “Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement” for the community’s information and review. Clean [PDF, 458 KB] Redline [PDF, 455 KB] Summary of Changes [PDF, 155 KB] …