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'''.marketing''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].  

'''.marketing''' is an active [[gTLD]] that was proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. [[Donuts]] is the [[Registry]] and manager for the TLD. Their proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 14 January, 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 17 Jan 2014</ref>

==Applicants==

==Registry==

# [[Donuts]] (Fern Pass, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/660 here].

# [[Donuts]] (Fern Pass, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/660 here].

===Previous Applicants===

==Previous Applicants==

# [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Marketing Status, ICANN.org]</ref> - Uniregistry withdrew its application for [[.marketing]] right before the release of its Initial Evaluation results, thereby qualifying for a much larger reimbursement of its original application fee.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13479-two-more-new-gtld-bids-dropped Two More gTLD bids Dropped, DomainIncite.com] Published and Retireved 21 June 2013</ref>

# [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Marketing Status, ICANN.org]</ref> - Uniregistry withdrew its application for [[.marketing]] right before the release of its Initial Evaluation results, thereby qualifying for a much larger reimbursement of its original application fee.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13479-two-more-new-gtld-bids-dropped Two More gTLD bids Dropped, DomainIncite.com] Published and Retireved 21 June 2013</ref>

# [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13867-104-new-gtld-passes-one-failure-three-withdrawals 104 New gTLD Passes One failure Three Withrdrawals, DomainIncite.com]Published 27.7.13</ref> It withdrew its applications weeks after Uniregistry, due to a buy-out by Donuts. Apparently, Tucows had cut its own deal to remove Uniregistry from the contention set; Uniregistry CEO, [[Frank Schilling]], remarked that he would never have struck the deal with Tucows had he known that it would in turn cut its own deal with Donuts.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13989-uniregistry-not-happy-about-donuts-tucows-deal Uniregistry Not happy About Donuts Tucows Deal, DomainIncite.com]Published & retrieved 6 Aug 2013</ref>

# [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13867-104-new-gtld-passes-one-failure-three-withdrawals 104 New gTLD Passes One failure Three Withrdrawals, DomainIncite.com]Published 27.7.13</ref> It withdrew its applications weeks after Uniregistry, due to a buy-out by Donuts. Apparently, Tucows had cut its own deal to remove Uniregistry from the contention set; Uniregistry CEO, [[Frank Schilling]], remarked that he would never have struck the deal with Tucows had he known that it would in turn cut its own deal with Donuts.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13989-uniregistry-not-happy-about-donuts-tucows-deal Uniregistry Not happy About Donuts Tucows Deal, DomainIncite.com]Published & retrieved 6 Aug 2013</ref>

==Deal between Tucows and Donuts==

==Deal between Tucows and Donuts==

The [[Donuts]] buy-out of .marketing and [[.media]] from [[Tucows]] was the subject of a comedic video posted to [[OpenSRS]]'s YouTube channel, featuring both [[Elliot Noss]] and [[Jonathon Nevett]]:

The [[Donuts]] buy-out of .marketing and [[.media]] from [[Tucows]] was the subject of a comedic video posted to [[OpenSRS]]'s YouTube channel, featuring both [[Elliot Noss]] and [[Jonathon Nevett]]:

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==References==

==References==

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[[Category:Professional New gTLDs|marketing]]

[[Category:Professional New gTLDs|marketing]]