.tv
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| Status: | Active |
| country: | Tuvalu |
| Manager: | .tv Corporation International |
| Registry Provider: | Verisign |
| Date Implemented: | 1996 |
| Type: | open ccTLD |
| Community: | No |
.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, film industries including bloggers and website that providing video contents are the primary users of .tv ccTLD.[1]
Verisign Acquires .tv Corporation International
Verisign acquired .tv Corporation International, registry operator of the .tv ccTLD on December 31, 2001. Under the purchase transaction, Verisign paid $45 million in cash plus $1 million contribution on the first quarter of 2001. Verisign will also pay around $7-10 million in deferred revenue..tv Corporation International will continue to serve as the country manager/delegee of the government of Tuvalu for .tv strings.[2]
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