Right after the .TV relaunch on March 18th several domain blogs pointed out that Frank Schilling invested in the new extension, one even listing all of the .TV domains he acquired. And why not? Frank has long been regarded to be the most successful domain investor on the planet. So when blogs, even forums, took note that Frank bought into the .TV market they took it as a positive sign for … [Read more...]
After Last Nights Post, Name.com Takes Down All .TV Pricing For Existing Premium Domains
Our post of last night apparently caused a stir in .TV land. Tonight, Name.com has pulled all of the pricing it was showing for .TV premium domains if they were to drop. We're are not sure if Enom the registrar or VeriSign the owner of the .TV registry ordered or pressured name.com to block this info, but the info is gone. We showed you last night a screen shot of the what the "new" price … [Read more...]
How Can ENOM Charge Me $3K A Year For A “Premium” .TV That Would Sell For A $435 One Time Payment?
Out of the "landrush" of .TV domains a couple of weeks ago one of the biggest remaining issue is the disparity of those "premium" .TV domains registered before Enom lost its exclusive rights with Verisign, the .TV registry, to sell .TV domains, compared to all those domains sold after March 18, 2010. I have one such of these domains, Great.TV I have had that domain for several years paying … [Read more...]
D.TV & P.TV: How Did They Get Registered At Dynadot Last Night For Less Than $22
Lost in the .TV talk today are two of the best possible .tv domains, single letter .tv domains that appearently got registered yesterday. Neither of these domains were on the list of premium .TV domains released by Enom last night. The domains, D.tv and P.tv are showing as being registered yesterday. The domains were registered by the same lucky person located in China using the registrar … [Read more...]
$5.5 Million In .TV Domains Up For Grabs Today, Winners & Losers
As you know by now the .TV registry released over 22,000 previously reserved domains, last night just after midnight. Here are some early observations: Of the 16 highest price domains, 7 of them were trademarked terms: pdf.tv 4630 mac.tv 4500 bbc.tv 4310 ibm.tv 3750 gmc.tv 3560 nfl.tv 3500 dlp.tv 3440 bbc.tv is going to be trouble. same for nfl.tv and dlp.tv. Regardless of … [Read more...]
Verisign: .TV finds it’s niche, politics
Our "friends" Verisign.com put out a press release today (don't worry they didn't anounce another price increase, this time) touting their .tv extension and how it is being used by Political Blogs and sites. Here is the release (the part that got me to gag I put in bold): Internet-savvy voters are turning off their TV sets and heading online for video content that is increasingly shaping … [Read more...]