.actor
Status: | Proposed |
Type: | Generic |
Category: | Professional New gTLDs |
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.actor is a proposed top level domain name (TLD) to the New gTLD Program of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers by United TLD Holdco Ltd., a subsidiary company of Demand Media. It is one of the 26 domain name strings filed by the company to serve as registry operator. [1]
The target registrants for the .actor TLD are the professionals and organizations engaged/working or associated in motion pictures, television and theatrical arts worldwide. The company plans to implement 22 protection mechanisms to ensure the safety and security of the .actor domain name space. If approved by ICANN, United TLD Holdco Ltd. plans to sell domain names at discount price for multiple year registrations and bulk purchases. Its back-end registry operation will be provided by its sister company, Demand Media Europe Limited (DMEL). [2]