Difference between revisions of ".tv"
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | In 1998, the government of Tuvalu received proposals from [[Jason Chapnic]], a Canadian entrepreneur and president of Information.ca and [[Antony Van Couvering]], former president of [[NetNames]] and current CEO of [[Minds + Machines]] to make .tv ccTLD profitable. The Tuvalu government | + | In 1998, the government of Tuvalu received proposals from [[Jason Chapnic]], a Canadian entrepreneur and president of Information.ca and [[Antony Van Couvering]], former president of [[NetNames]] and current CEO of [[Minds + Machines]], to make the .tv ccTLD profitable. The Tuvalu government accepted Mr. Chapnic's proposal. At first, the price for .tv domain names was set at $1,000 per year and $500 for renewals. However, Mr. Chapnic failed to deliver the $50 million upfront payment he promised to the Tuvalu government. In 1999, the Tuvalu government agreed to license the .tv ccTLD to [[Idealab]], a capital investment firm based in California that was brought in by Chapnic. Under the license agreement, Idealab (.tv Corporation International) agreed to pay $1 million per quarter adjustable for inflation to the Tuvalu government with a $50 million cap within 12 and a half years and 20 percent equity in the company.<ref>[http://www.hybriddomainer.com/2011/02/the-history-of-the-dot-tv-extension.html The history of the Dot Tv extension]</ref> |
| − | On December 31, 2001, Verisign acquired .tv Corporation International. Under the purchase transaction, Verisign paid $45 million in cash plus $1 million contribution on the first quarter of 2001. Verisign | + | On December 31, 2001, Verisign acquired .tv Corporation International. Under the purchase transaction, Verisign paid $45 million in cash plus $1 million contribution on the first quarter of 2001. Verisign was also to pay around $7-10 million in deferred revenue. .tv Corporation International will continue to serve as the country manager/delegee for the government of Tuvalu for .tv.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verisign-acquires-the-tv-corporation-75291122.html VeriSign Acquires The .tv Corporation]</ref> Tuvalu earned $10 million in the transaction. Verisign entered a new license contract with Tuvalu for 15 years and agreed to pay the government $2.2 million per year plus 5 percent on all revenue on top of $20 million sales per year until the expiration of the contract on December 31, 2016. Verisign offered registrations for .tv domain names for $50, with a minimum of a two year contract. <ref>[http://www.hybriddomainer.com/2011/02/the-history-of-the-dot-tv-extension.html The history of the Dot Tv extension]</ref> |
| − | [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verisign-acquires-the-tv-corporation-75291122.html VeriSign Acquires The .tv Corporation]</ref> Tuvalu | ||
| − | [http://www.hybriddomainer.com/2011/02/the-history-of-the-dot-tv-extension.html The history of the Dot Tv extension]</ref> | ||
| − | In 2006, Verisign partnered with [[Demand Media]] to market the .tv domain space as the best choice | + | In 2006, Verisign partnered with [[Demand Media]] to market the .tv domain space as the best choice rich media websites.<ref> |
[http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/verisign-and-demand-media--to-promote-.tv-domain-names-_1214066304.htm VeriSign and Demand Media to Promote .tv Domain Names]</ref> | [http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/verisign-and-demand-media--to-promote-.tv-domain-names-_1214066304.htm VeriSign and Demand Media to Promote .tv Domain Names]</ref> | ||
| − | + | In July, 2010, Tuvalu Finance Minister Lotoala Metia said that his government is dissatisfied with its contract with Verisign. In an interview with Radio New Zealand International the Finance Minister said, ''"We are negotiating but we are tied because of the agreement that was signed before us. We cannot negotiate for an increase until 2016. Counter offers have been made but they are not acceptable to the government of the day. So we have to stick to our guns now. They’re giving us peanuts."''<ref>[http://domainincite.com/tuvalu-not-happy-with-verisign-deal/ Tuvalu not happy with VeriSign deal]</ref> Verisign offered to pay additional $1 million per year to Tuvalu with a condition that it will continue to serve as the registry operator of the domain name. Tuvalu turned down the offer.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/more-details-on-the-tuvalu-verisign-deal/ More details on the Tuvalu-VeriSign deal]</ref> | |
| − | [http://domainincite.com/tuvalu-not-happy-with-verisign-deal/ Tuvalu not happy with VeriSign deal]</ref> Verisign offered to pay additional $1 million per year to Tuvalu with a condition that it will continue to serve as the registry operator of the domain name. Tuvalu | ||
| − | + | In February, 2012, Verisign renewed its contract to manage the .tv registry with Tuvalu until December 31, 2021. Neither party provided any details about the terms of the agreement.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/02/25/verisign-renews-contract-with-tuvalu-to-run-tv-registry-through-2021/ Verisign Renews Contract With Tuvalu To Run .TV Registry Through 2021]</ref> | |
==Most Expensive .tv Domain Names== | ==Most Expensive .tv Domain Names== | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 17 September 2012
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| Status: | Active |
| country: | Tuvalu |
| Manager: | .tv Corporation International |
| Registry Provider: | Verisign |
| Date Implemented: | 1996 |
| Type: | open ccTLD |
| Community: | No |
More information: 
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.tv is the country code top level domain name (ccTLD) assigned to the government of Tuvalu under the ISO-3166 list. The ccTLD is currently operated by .tv Corporation International, a subsidiary of Verisign. It is marketed as an open ccTLD since it can be used as abbreviation for television. Entities involved in animation, film and television, and bloggers and websites that feature video content are the primary users of .tv ccTLD.[1]
History
In 1998, the government of Tuvalu received proposals from Jason Chapnic, a Canadian entrepreneur and president of Information.ca and Antony Van Couvering, former president of NetNames and current CEO of Minds + Machines, to make the .tv ccTLD profitable. The Tuvalu government accepted Mr. Chapnic's proposal. At first, the price for .tv domain names was set at $1,000 per year and $500 for renewals. However, Mr. Chapnic failed to deliver the $50 million upfront payment he promised to the Tuvalu government. In 1999, the Tuvalu government agreed to license the .tv ccTLD to Idealab, a capital investment firm based in California that was brought in by Chapnic. Under the license agreement, Idealab (.tv Corporation International) agreed to pay $1 million per quarter adjustable for inflation to the Tuvalu government with a $50 million cap within 12 and a half years and 20 percent equity in the company.[2]
On December 31, 2001, Verisign acquired .tv Corporation International. Under the purchase transaction, Verisign paid $45 million in cash plus $1 million contribution on the first quarter of 2001. Verisign was also to pay around $7-10 million in deferred revenue. .tv Corporation International will continue to serve as the country manager/delegee for the government of Tuvalu for .tv.[3] Tuvalu earned $10 million in the transaction. Verisign entered a new license contract with Tuvalu for 15 years and agreed to pay the government $2.2 million per year plus 5 percent on all revenue on top of $20 million sales per year until the expiration of the contract on December 31, 2016. Verisign offered registrations for .tv domain names for $50, with a minimum of a two year contract. [4]
In 2006, Verisign partnered with Demand Media to market the .tv domain space as the best choice rich media websites.[5]
In July, 2010, Tuvalu Finance Minister Lotoala Metia said that his government is dissatisfied with its contract with Verisign. In an interview with Radio New Zealand International the Finance Minister said, "We are negotiating but we are tied because of the agreement that was signed before us. We cannot negotiate for an increase until 2016. Counter offers have been made but they are not acceptable to the government of the day. So we have to stick to our guns now. They’re giving us peanuts."[6] Verisign offered to pay additional $1 million per year to Tuvalu with a condition that it will continue to serve as the registry operator of the domain name. Tuvalu turned down the offer.[7]
In February, 2012, Verisign renewed its contract to manage the .tv registry with Tuvalu until December 31, 2021. Neither party provided any details about the terms of the agreement.[8]
Most Expensive .tv Domain Names
Kuwaiti businessman Thunayan K AL-Ghanim paid $65,000 for Travel.tv and $35,000 for mail.tv. The three .tv domain names that was sold for $100,000 each by Idealabs in 2000 which include:[9]
- Free.tv
- China.tv
- Net.tv
In 2010, premiun .tv domain names were also sold for high prices by Sedo in an auction. The domain names include:
- business.tv ($100,999)
- learn.tv ($41,000)
- christmas.tv ($32,000)
- home.tv ($31,000)
- guide.tv ($29,500)
- job.tv ($25,500)
- jobs.tv ($25,000)
- sports.tv ($54,000)
The domain name emmy.tv was registered to the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for free. In exchange, .tv ccTLD was promoted during the live telecast of the 2000 Emmy Awards.
Malicious .tv domain names
Prior to the airing of the 2012 2012 Super Bowl, the United States authorities led by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security launched the “Super Bowl Crackdown" against websites providing links to unauthorized sports streams. The authorities seized Firstrowsports.tv, Firstrowsports.com, Firstrowsports.net and Soccertvlive.net in violation of the Criminal Infringement of a Copyright Law.[10]
According to a report published by Softopedia, researchers from Zscaler, a cloud security provider found out the numerous .co.tv domain names used a black hat SEO optimized news article about the departure of Laurence Fishburne from the CSI tv series to redirect users to malware distribution sites that target java vulnerabilities.According to Zscaler senior researcher Umesh Wanve, "The exploit code downloads multiple malicious JAR files on the system after exploitation. The VirusTotal results remains very poor for one of the malicious JAR files, with only 2 out of 43 Antivirus triggering on it." [11]
References
- ↑ About .tv
- ↑ The history of the Dot Tv extension
- ↑ VeriSign Acquires The .tv Corporation
- ↑ The history of the Dot Tv extension
- ↑ VeriSign and Demand Media to Promote .tv Domain Names
- ↑ Tuvalu not happy with VeriSign deal
- ↑ More details on the Tuvalu-VeriSign deal
- ↑ Verisign Renews Contract With Tuvalu To Run .TV Registry Through 2021
- ↑ The history of the Dot Tv extension
- ↑ Feds Seize Sports Streaming Domains in New Super Bowl Crackdown
- ↑ 205566.shtmlCO.TV Free Domain Provider Abused in Google News BHSEO Campaign