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| {{TLD| | | {{TLD| |
| |logo = | | |logo = |
− | |status = Proposed | + | |status = Delegated |
| |manager = | | |manager = |
| |country = International | | |country = International |
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| |category = [[:Category:Commerce New gTLDs|Commerce]] | | |category = [[:Category:Commerce New gTLDs|Commerce]] |
| |community = | | |community = |
− | |priority = 259 - [[Tickets TLD LLC]]<br>406 - [[Accent Media Limited]]<br>464 - [[Donuts]] (Atomic McCook, LLC)<br>485 - [[Shubert Internet, Inc.]]<br>538 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Tickets Limited) | + | |priority = <s>259 - [[Tickets TLD LLC]]</s><br>406 - [[Accent Media Limited]]<br><s>464 - [[Donuts]] (Atomic McCook, LLC)<br>485 - [[Shubert Internet, Inc.]]<br>538 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Tickets Limited)</s> |
| |keypeople = | | |keypeople = |
| }} | | }} |
− | '''.tickets''' is a proposed [[gTLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD program]]. | + | '''.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]]. |
− | ==Current Applicants== | + | |
| + | 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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| + | ==Current Applicant== |
| #[[Accent Media Limited]] - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1 here] | | #[[Accent Media Limited]] - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1 here] |
| + | |
| + | ==Previous Applicants== |
| #[[Donuts]] (Atomic McCook, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/580 here] | | #[[Donuts]] (Atomic McCook, LLC) - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/580 here] |
| #[[Famous Four Media]] (dot Tickets Limited) | | #[[Famous Four Media]] (dot Tickets Limited) |
| #[[Shubert Internet, Inc.]] - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/135 here] | | #[[Shubert Internet, Inc.]] - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/135 here] |
| #[[Tickets TLD LLC]] <ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Tickets Status, ICANN.org]</ref> | | #[[Tickets TLD LLC]] <ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Tickets Status, ICANN.org]</ref> |
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| + | ==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> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |