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TLDH announced in a press release on 25 February 2014 that it has won the rights to the .wedding string in a [[ | TLDH announced in a press release on 25 February 2014 that it has won the rights to the .wedding string in a [[private auction]] conducted by [[Applicant Auction]]. The sale price was not disclosed, but was over USD$2.2 Million.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15896-wedding-and-green-gtld-auctions-raise-millions .wedding and .green Auctions Raise Millions, DomainIncite] Retrieved 25 Feb 2014</ref> | ||
===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding=== | ===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding=== | ||
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.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref> | 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.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 25 February 2014
| Status: | Proposed |
| country: | International |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Lifestyle |
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.wedding is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
Current Applicant[edit | edit source]
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH), .wedding is one of 68 TLDs that the company has filed for on its own behalf.[1] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
Previous Applicants[edit | edit source]
- Wedding TLD LLC
- Donuts (Wild Madison, LLC), one of 307 TLDs applied for by Donuts. This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
Private Auction[edit | edit source]
TLDH announced in a press release on 25 February 2014 that it has won the rights to the .wedding string in a private auction conducted by Applicant Auction. The sale price was not disclosed, but was over USD$2.2 Million.[2]
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.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org
- ↑ .wedding and .green Auctions Raise Millions, DomainIncite Retrieved 25 Feb 2014
- ↑ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013