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| |logo = | | |logo = |
− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Delegated |
| |manager = | | |manager = |
| |country = International | | |country = International |
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− | '''.tickets''' is a proposed [[gTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. After a [[private auction]] in September 2014, Accent Media became the sole applicant for the string. | + | '''.tickets''' is a [[gTLD]] delegated in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. The registry is managed by [[Accent Media Limited]], with back-end services provided by [[CentralNic]]. |
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| + | Accent Media won the [[private auction]] for the .tickets string in September 2014, outbidding the other four applicants. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 26 March, 2015.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 26 Mar 2015</ref> |
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| + | .tickets reached general availability on 21 September 2015, following an Early Access Program (EAP) held from 14-20 of September 2015. The mandatory sunrise period was held from 13 July 2015-11 September 2015. |
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| ==Private Auction== | | ==Private Auction== |
− | In September 2014, it was announced that Accent Media won the rights to the string over the other applicants. The company had received $1.62 Million in investment money from [[CentralNIC]], and Accent will switch their backend provider from [[Afilias]] to CentralNIC. CentralNIC will acquire a 12% stake in Accent as well.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17377-accent-wins-tickets-auction-after-1-6m-centralnic-investment Accent Wins .tickets Auction after 1.6M CentralNIC Investment] ''DomainIncite" by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 23 Sept 2014</ref> | + | In September 2014, it was announced that Accent Media won the rights to the string over the other applicants. The company had received $1.62 Million in investment money from [[CentralNic]], and Accent will switch their backend provider from [[Afilias]] to CentralNIC. CentralNIC will acquire a 12% stake in Accent as well.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/17377-accent-wins-tickets-auction-after-1-6m-centralnic-investment Accent Wins .tickets Auction after 1.6M CentralNIC Investment] ''DomainIncite" by Kevin Murphy; Retrieved 23 Sept 2014</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |