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|priority = 320 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<br>493 - [[Donuts]] (Big Dynamite, LLC)<br>516 - [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]<br>1178 - [[Famous Four Media]] (Diamond Registry Limited) | |priority = <s>320 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<br>493 - [[Donuts]] (Big Dynamite, LLC)</s><br>516 - [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]<br><s>1178 - [[Famous Four Media]] (Diamond Registry Limited)</s> | ||
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'''.fashion''' is a | '''.fashion''' is a [[gTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. After a [[Private auction]] in May 2014, [[Top Level Domain Holdings]] (TLDH) became the only applicant for the string. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
# | === Current Applicant=== | ||
# Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.- It is one of 68 new gTLD applications filed for by the company on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1524 here]. | |||
===Previous Applicants=== | |||
# [[Famous Four Media]] (Diamond Registry Limited)- This is one of the 61 new gTLDs applied by the company. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/comment-page-1/ Famous Four Media Applies For 61 Generic TLD’s...]</ref> | # [[Famous Four Media]] (Diamond Registry Limited)- This is one of the 61 new gTLDs applied by the company. <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/comment-page-1/ Famous Four Media Applies For 61 Generic TLD’s...]</ref> | ||
# [[Donuts]] (Big Dynamite, LLC)- Is the company with the largest number of new gTLD applications; a total of 307 strings. Donuts created a separate LLC to submit its application for each domain name string including Big Dynamite, LLC for .family. Its investment for application fees alone was $56 million.<ref> | # [[Donuts]] (Big Dynamite, LLC)- Is the company with the largest number of new gTLD applications; a total of 307 strings. Donuts created a separate LLC to submit its application for each domain name string including Big Dynamite, LLC for .family. Its investment for application fees alone was $56 million.<ref> | ||
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# [[Uniregistry]], Corp.- a new company established by [[Frank Schilling]], a domain name investor who personally invested $60 million in the company to apply for 54 new gTLDs.<ref> | # [[Uniregistry]], Corp.- a new company established by [[Frank Schilling]], a domain name investor who personally invested $60 million in the company to apply for 54 new gTLDs.<ref> | ||
[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/uniregistry-corp-applies-for-54-new-top-level-domains-store-news-deal-auto/11584 Uniregistry Corp. applies for 54 new top-level domains...]</ref> | [http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/uniregistry-corp-applies-for-54-new-top-level-domains-store-news-deal-auto/11584 Uniregistry Corp. applies for 54 new top-level domains...]</ref> | ||
===Private Auction=== | |||
In a private auction conducted by [[Applicant Auction]] in May 2014, TLDH won the rights to .fashion over the other three applicants for an undisclosed amount.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16767-ten-more-new-gtld-contests-settled-in-auction Ten more New gTLD Contests Settled in Auction, DomainIncite] Retrieved 3 June 2014</ref> | |||
===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding=== | ===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding=== | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 3 June 2014
| Status: | Proposed |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Industry |
| Priority #: | 493 - Donuts (Big Dynamite, LLC) 516 - Top Level Domain Holdings |
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.fashion is a gTLD that was proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program. After a Private auction in May 2014, Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) became the only applicant for the string.
Background[edit | edit source]
Current Applicant[edit | edit source]
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.- It is one of 68 new gTLD applications filed for by the company on its own behalf.[1] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
Previous Applicants[edit | edit source]
- Famous Four Media (Diamond Registry Limited)- This is one of the 61 new gTLDs applied by the company. [2]
- Donuts (Big Dynamite, LLC)- Is the company with the largest number of new gTLD applications; a total of 307 strings. Donuts created a separate LLC to submit its application for each domain name string including Big Dynamite, LLC for .family. Its investment for application fees alone was $56 million.[3] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
- Uniregistry, Corp.- a new company established by Frank Schilling, a domain name investor who personally invested $60 million in the company to apply for 54 new gTLDs.[4]
Private Auction[edit | edit source]
In a private auction conducted by Applicant Auction in May 2014, TLDH won the rights to .fashion over the other three applicants for an undisclosed amount.[5]
TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding[edit | edit source]
On February 26 2013, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org
- ↑ Famous Four Media Applies For 61 Generic TLD’s...
- ↑ Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains
- ↑ Uniregistry Corp. applies for 54 new top-level domains...
- ↑ Ten more New gTLD Contests Settled in Auction, DomainIncite Retrieved 3 June 2014
- ↑ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013