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| {{TLD| | | {{TLD| |
| |logo = | | |logo = |
− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Delegated |
| |manager = | | |manager = |
| |country = International | | |country = International |
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| |category = [[:Category: Media New gTLDs|Media]] | | |category = [[:Category: Media New gTLDs|Media]] |
| |community = | | |community = |
− | |priority = <s>407 - [[Tucows]]</s><br>452 - [[Donuts]] (Grand Glen, LLC)<br>1242 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp. | + | |priority = <s>407 - [[Tucows]]</s><br> |
| + | 452 - [[Donuts]] (Grand Glen, LLC)<br> |
| + | <s>1242 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.</s> |
| |keypeople = | | |keypeople = |
| }} | | }} |
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− | '''.media''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. | + | '''.media''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The proposed [[Donuts]] application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 11 April 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref> |
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| ==Applicants== | | ==Applicants== |
| # [[Donuts]] (Grand Clen, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/657 here]. | | # [[Donuts]] (Grand Clen, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/657 here]. |
| ===Previous Applicants=== | | ===Previous Applicants=== |
− | # [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.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> | + | # [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.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> |
| # [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Media Status, ICANN.org]</ref> | | # [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Media Status, ICANN.org]</ref> |
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| + | ==Deal between Tucows and Donuts== |
| + | The [[Donuts]] buy-out of .media and [[.marketing]] from [[Tucows]] was the subject of a comedic video posted to [[OpenSRS]]'s YouTube channel, featuring both [[Elliot Noss]] and [[Jonathon Nevett]]: |
| + | {{#ev:youtube|SnKLG0hPPAI}} |
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| + | ===Contract Signed=== |
| + | On 06 March 2014, [[Donuts]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .media after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref> |
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| + | ==Delegation and Availability== |
| + | .media was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on 11 April, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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| [[Category:TLD]] | | [[Category:TLD]] |
| [[Category:Media New gTLDs|media]] | | [[Category:Media New gTLDs|media]] |
| + | [[Category:TLDs with Registry Agreements|media]] |