Radix sold premium domain names in their new gTLDs to the value of $1.657 million in the second half of 2019, an increase of 22% on the previous 6 months…
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Criminal activities continue to be an issue and challenge for the domain name industry, and it’s one of the main issues addressed in today’s Q&A with Katrin Ohlmer, CEO and…
Donuts and the United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA) have announced a new partnership to include the long underperforming .travel gTLD as an additional benefit for its members and…
The .gay top-level domain will be launching their Sunrise launch phases for trademark holders commencing February, running for 3 months to 6 May, the registry Top Level Design has announced….
Domain Pulse has launched its annual (well, for the second year running) Q&A series looking at the year in review, what 2020 might bring and what are the key concerns…
ICANN and Verisign have released a proposed agreement to amend the .com Registry Agreement that includes a new proposed framework for working together on initiatives related to the security, stability…
Brief Overview Purpose: This Public Comment proceeding seeks to obtain input on the proposed Final Report of the new gTLD Auction Proceeds Cross Community Working Group (CCWG). The CCWG is…
Vanuatu’s telecommunications regulator announced this week that their ccTLD .vu has successfully transitioned to Neustar’s registry platform. The Office of the Vanuatu Telecommunications, Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator (TRBR) selected Neustar…
After a battle for the control of the .amazon new gTLD that’s been going on for 7 years, ICANN announced Friday [pdf] in a letter to the Secretary General Amazon…
While .com proves to be unstoppable, with domains under management growing to 144.0 million, from 137.6 million, in the last 12 months, it was a mixed bag for the remainder…
On 12 December 2019, ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby received a non-binding letter from the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) in response to ICANN org’s paper, “Exploring a Unified…
Verisign have announced some enhancements to their NameStudio API that include the launch of an Online Presence Endpoint (OPE) feature. The OPE feature allows for even more personalised domain name…
ICANN Monday announced that Joint Stock Company “Internet Exchange “MSK-IX” has been approved to provide data escrow services to generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry operators. All gTLD registry operators are…
The announcement in mid-November that Ethos Capital, a private equity company, had bought Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society has caused some outrage from sections of the internet community…
It was about 14 November when .icu rocketed to number on the new gTLD charts, soaring past the previous number one, .top. .icu had been on a charge in the…