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# [[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# [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.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# [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.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==
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]]:
<videoflash>SnKLG0hPPAI</videoflash>


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Revision as of 00:06, 19 October 2013

Status: Proposed
country: International
Type: Generic
Category: Professional
Priority #: 793 - Tucows
797 - Donuts (Fern Pass, LLC)
826 - Uniregistry, Corp.

More information:

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

Applicants

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

Previous Applicants

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 Tucows - WITHDRAWN in July 2013.[3] 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

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: <videoflash>SnKLG0hPPAI</videoflash>


References