'''.media''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
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'''.media''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The proposed [[Donuts]] application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 11 April 2014.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated Strings, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref>
==Applicants==
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==Deal between Tucows and Donuts==
==Deal between Tucows and Donuts==
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The [[Donut]]s 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]]:
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The [[Donuts]] buy-out of .media and [[.marketing]] from [[Tucows]] was the subject of a comedic video posted to [[OpenSRS]]'s YouTube channel, featuring both [[Elliot Noss]] and [[Jonathon Nevett]]:
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<videoflash>SnKLG0hPPAI</videoflash>
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{{#ev:youtube|SnKLG0hPPAI}}
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===Contract Signed===
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On 06 March 2014, [[Donuts]] received a [[Registry Agreement]] signed by [[ICANN]] for .media after passing all the required processes needed to become a [[Registry Operator]] for the string.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries Registry Agreements, ICANN.org] Retrieved 15 April 2014</ref>
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==Delegation and Availability==
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.media was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] of the [[DNS]] on 11 April, 2014, completing the successful application for the string.<ref name="delegation"></ref>