.theater

Status:	Available
country:	International
Date Implemented:	06 May 2015
Type:	Generic
Category:	Culture
Priority #:	374 - Donuts (Blue Tigers, LLC) 670 - Key GTLD Holding Inc 1586 - Key GTLD Holding Inc
More information:

.theater is a delegated gTLD in ICANN's new gTLD program. Donuts (Blue Tigers, LLC) manages the TLD and is its Registry. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 06 May, 2015. The TLD reached General Availability August 19, 2015.

Current Applicants

1. Donuts (Blue Tigers, LLC) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
2. Key GTLD Holding Inc, the applicant also submitted an application for the alternate spelling, .theatre.

Key GTLD Holding Inc

Key GTLD Holding Inc's application was issued a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and GAC Chair, Heather Dryden. The warning system is noted as a strong recommendation on behalf of national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands. Applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members.

The warning states that the applicant is "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string .. that relates to a broad market sector," which Ms. Dryden notes could have unintended consequences and a negative impact on competition.

Top-Level Domain

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).