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# [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.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 | # [[Tucows]] - '''WITHDRAWN''' in July 2013.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> | ||
# [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Media Status, ICANN.org]</ref> | # [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Media Status, ICANN.org]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Deal between Tucows and Donuts== | ||
| + | The Donuts buy-out of .media and [[.marketing]] with [[Tucows]] was the subject of a comedic video posted to [[OpenSRS]]'s YouTube channel, featuring both [[Elliot Noss]] and [[Jonathon Nevett]]: | ||
| + | <flashvideo>SnKLG0hPPAI</flashvideo> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:01, 19 October 2013
| Status: | Proposed |
| country: | International |
| Registry: | Donuts |
| Registry Backend: | Donuts |
| Type: | Generic |
| Category: | Media |
| Priority #: | 452 - Donuts (Grand Glen, LLC) |
| nTLDStats | |
| Registrations: | 64,521 |
| Parked Domains: | 26,425 |
| Parked Domain %: | 40.96 % |
| Important Dates | |
| Delegation: | 11 April 2014 |
| General Availability: | 23 July 2014 |
More Information: 
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.media is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
Applicants
- Donuts (Grand Clen, LLC) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
Previous Applicants
- Tucows - WITHDRAWN in July 2013.[1] 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.[2]
- Uniregistry, Corp.[3]
Deal between Tucows and Donuts
The Donuts buy-out of .media and .marketing with Tucows was the subject of a comedic video posted to OpenSRS's YouTube channel, featuring both Elliot Noss and Jonathon Nevett: <flashvideo>SnKLG0hPPAI</flashvideo>
References
- ↑ 104 New gTLD Passes One failure Three Withrdrawals, DomainIncite.comPublished 27.7.13
- ↑ Uniregistry Not happy About Donuts Tucows Deal, DomainIncite.comPublished & retrieved 6 Aug 2013
- ↑ Media Status, ICANN.org