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|priority = <s>407 - [[Tucows]]</s><br>
452 - [[Donuts]] (Grand Glen, LLC)<br>
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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>


==Applicants==
==Applicants==
# [[Donuts]] (Grand Clen, LLC)
# [[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].
# [[Tucows]]
===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# [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.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> 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>


==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]]:
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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>
==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>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 8 October 2014

Status: Delegated
country: International
Type: Generic
Category: Media

More information:

.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.[1]

Applicants

  1. Donuts (Grand Clen, LLC) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.

Previous Applicants

  1. Tucows - WITHDRAWN in July 2013.[2] 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.[3]
  2. Uniregistry, Corp.[4]

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:

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.[5]

Delegation and Availability

.media was delegated to the Root Zone of the DNS on 11 April, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.[1]

References