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| '''.fishing''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. | | '''.fishing''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The string was originally applied for by both [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] and [[Demand Media]], though the former prevailed in a private auction in August 2013, held by [[Innovative Auctions]]. The total amount was not disclosed though the 8 total auctions that were cumulatively valued at $9.65 million.<ref>[http://www.applicantauction.com/blog/2013/8/15/second-applicant-auction-concluded-successfully-8-domains-965m Second Applicant Auction, Concluded Successfully 8 domains 965m, ApplicantAuction.com] Published Aug 15th</ref> |
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| # [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]], .fishing is one of 68 applications that [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] has filed for 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/1525 here].
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| # [[Demand Media]] also applied for the string under the company name United TLD Holdco Ltd. It is one of the 26 new gTLDs filed by the company.<ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/demand-media-applies-for-26-gtlds-partners-with-donuts-for-more-2012-06 Demand Media Applies For 26 gTLDs...]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1116 here].
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| ===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding===
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| 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>
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Revision as of 17:00, 19 August 2013
.fishing is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string was originally applied for by both Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. and Demand Media, though the former prevailed in a private auction in August 2013, held by Innovative Auctions. The total amount was not disclosed though the 8 total auctions that were cumulatively valued at $9.65 million.[1]
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