According to several reports out today, Google.TV is not ready for prime. Google has asked some manufactures that were getting ready to unveil new Internet-ready TVs at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month to delay the rollout. It appears according to those reports that Google is having software issues. There is also the issue of programming, with all the major … [Read more...]
Playboy.TV Launches
In another big boost for the .Tv extension Playboy yesterday launched Playboy.TV. According to AVN.com, Playboy.tv, is "the new home for full-length HD videos from top Playboy programs, exclusive Playboy TV reality shows and movies, Playboy radio, and the company’s very own playmates." Playboy has had a real TV channel available on places like Directv for years. The site has an … [Read more...]
BMW Rolls Out BMW.tv & Starts Running Television Commercials For It
BMW just gave the .TV extension another big boost by rolling out BMW.tv. in a last few months It looks like the car manufacturer has owned the domain for a while but its was directed to BMW.com. However now the site which is chocked full of videos of its cars and is being featured in as the go to URL in television commercials plus viral videos submitted by enthusiasts. Take a look at … [Read more...]
MTS.TV Sells For $33,500 On Sedo
The Domain Name MTS.TV just sold on a Sedo.com auction today for a whopping $33,700. The auction had 3 bidders battling it out through the $20's and $30's before closing at $33,700. Its one of the higher priced .Tv sales I have seen in a while. At first blush a lot of domainers might not understand As to whom would want or pay anything near this much for a three letter .TV … [Read more...]
BBCNews.co.uk: “Colombian Domain (.Co) Challenges .Com”
A story published by BBCNews.com today, talks about the growing popularity of .Co domain names as .Co now approaches 600,000 registrations. The story quotes Juan Calle the CEO of .CO Internet S.A.S., the company which is operating the registry for the ccTLD. How big are .Co's plans: ""We are going for a global audience and in three to five years we hope to have three to five million … [Read more...]
Comedy.tv, Pets.Tv. Recipe.tv: Great Domains With Matching Shows On The Air: All Owned By Byron Allen
Byron Allen has done something most domainers can only dream of. Marry great .TV domain names with actual on air broadcast television shows. Some of the domains Mr. Allen's company owns are Comedy.tv, Pets.TV, Recipe.Tv, Cars.TV and ES.tv. All but Cars.tv are actual television shows running in syndication on on broadcast television around the country. Bryon Allen's company is called … [Read more...]
Joe Namath Goes With A .TV: BroadwayJoe.TV
Broadway Joe Namath is one of those iconic athletics that even non-sports fans know. When it came time to launch his own site, Namath went with a .TV. BroadwayJoe.Tv launched about 2 months ago and already has over 9,000 monthly visitors according to Compete. BroadwayJoe.com which is operated by a stuntman named Broadway Joe Murphy has no compete ranking and an Alexa Rank of 22 Million, … [Read more...]