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Status: Proposed
Type: Generic
Category: Media
Priority #: 540 - Donuts (Sugar Glen, LLC)
875 - Top Level Design

More information:

.photography is a proposed new TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The only remaining applicant is Donuts

Auction

In June 2013, the two applicants for .photography, Top Level Design and Donuts, participated in the first round of private gTLD Auctions to be held by Cramton Associates. The auction resulted in Donuts out-bidding Top Level Design in the .photography contention set.[1] CEO, Raymond King, was quoted as saying, ""The applicant auction process was great, the software functioned without a hitch and all of the folks involved were responsive and highly professional. We look forward to participating in future auctions with Innovative Auctions."[2]

Contract Signed

On Sept 23, 2013 Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .photography after passing the Initial Evaluation.[3]

References

  1. User Submitted, June 11 2013
  2. First Private Auction for Generic Top Level Domains Completed, CircleId.comPublished 6 June 2013, Retrieved 11 June 2013
  3. Nine More New gTLDs Get Contracts, Domain Incite Retrieved 24 Sept 2013