I have confirmed that Verisign has they have signed an extension with the government of Tuvalu to operate the ccTLD domain name extension .TV through December 31, 2021. Prior to the extension, Verisign's agreement with Tuvalu to operate the .TV ccTLD, only ran through 2016. During the most recent Verisign earnings call, they listed signing the renewal of the .TV contract of one of Verisign's … [Read more...]
Blip.Tv Acquires Blip.com and Rebrands as Blip
According to a post on Paidcontent.org, Blip.tv has dropped the .Tv from its name and now rebranded as just Blip. ""Online video network Blip.tv announced a $12-million round of funding, and a rebranding. Now it’s known simply as “Blip.” I went to DomainTools.com and see that Blip Networks, Inc. acquired the domain name Blip.com in August of 2011 from Marvel Characters, Inc. Of course we … [Read more...]
YouTube.com Announces 1st 96 Channels: Will This Be A Big Boost To .TV Domain Names
YouTube.com has posted the first 96 Original channels that will be starting to roll out starting next month over the next year. Among those listed on YouTube.com as coming channels are: Freemantle the producer of American Idol The Wall Street Journal Car and Driver Television Style on Location WWE Fan Nation channel Soccer United Marketing will launch Kick TV. Reuters.com … [Read more...]
.TV Registry Changes Policy To Take Back Any Expired 1 Character Domain As They Take Back G.TV
Over last weekend the super premium one letter .TV domain name G.TV was suppose to drop as the former owner failed to renew it. However instead of dropping the domain for what would have been a one time payment of $4,750, the domain name was taken back by the .TV registry and not allowed to drop. Verisign owns the .TV registry. We chatted with the .TV Registry who informed TheDomains.com … [Read more...]
.Tv Domains In The News: Blip.Tv Hits 3 BILLION Views & Bee.Tv Gets Another $1.5 In Funding
A couple of .Tv sites are in the news today In a press release, Blip.tv announced it has relaunched its site. Blip.tv also announced today that it has reached more than three billion views to date, making it one of the Internet's largest independently owned and operated video properties. Blip.tv is now on pace to reach one billion views per quarter. Wow Another .TV was in the … [Read more...]
SnapNames.com Auction Of (Mostly) Registry Reserved .TV Domains Starts Today (Including Lots of 2 Letters)
SnapNames.com is holding a Online auction of premium .TV domain names including many 2 letter .TV domains. The auction started at noon EST today and closes on March 23rd at 3:15PM EST. There are a lot of 2 letter and 2 number .TV domains and the reserve ranges for most of them are $200-$500. All of these domains comes with a normal registration fee. While most of the domain in this … [Read more...]
Another .TV Empire Is Born: Prime.TV Including: Guys.TV, Medical.TV; Makeover.TV; Artist.TV; Executive.TV; WildLife.TV & Tons More
Prime.TV a company located in Oslo Norway seems to be building out a small empire of excellent .TV sites in various languages including English, German, and Norwegian and the company was just founded last year. Prime.TV internet properties include these gems: Guys.TV, Medical.TV; Modern.TV; Makeover.TV; Experience.TV, Inside.TV; Artist.TV; Executive.TV; WildLife.TV; DreamHome.TV; Bites.TV; … [Read more...]