The wholesale price set by the registry of .TV, .XXX, .Porn and .Adult are all increasing on September 1, 2017 and registrars are of course raising their prices on these extensions for registrations and renewals Of course the price of the domain name you will pay will vary registrar to registrar. The Wholesale cost of .TV which is operated by Verisign is increasing to $25 a year. I have … [Read more...]
.XXX Asks ICANN For Reduction In Fees From $2 A Domain to $.25; Adds URS
ICANN has opened up a Public Comment Period on proposed changes to the .XXX Registry Agreement to, "among other things, modify the fees payable to ICANN schedule and also to add additional safeguards and compliance audit requirements". The highlights of the proposed changes are; ICM who owns the .XXX registry wants its per domain ICANN fee reduced from $2 a domain to $.25 a domain the same as … [Read more...]
ICM Releases 2 Character Domains In .XXX
ICM Registry, the registry operator for .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX, announces the launch of 2 character domains in .XXX. The press release also came with a bold statement: """In dollar amounts, we have likely sold more in premium names than any registry launched in recent times.""" ICM is also claiming "a growing interest from the Chinese market and a general increase in awareness of … [Read more...]
.Sex is Live
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX top-level domains (TLDs), announces the launch of its general availability period for .SEX. Domain names in all of ICM Registry’s extensions are now available for public purchase. Retail prices vary by registrar but Godaddy is charging $72 for a .sex domain name. According to ntldstats.com .Sex got just over 3,800 … [Read more...]
.Sex Matching Program For .XXX Domain Owners is Open
ICM Registry, the company that operates .XXX, .PORN, and .ADULT announced today the launch of its .SEX Domain Matching/Sunrise B program. From now until October 30th, if you own a .XXX domain name, or if you are a trademark owner that reserved a name during the .XXX Sunrise B program, you are eligible to participate in this unique opportunity to register .SEX names before they become available … [Read more...]
Paris Hilton; Harry Potter; Playboy; AARP Among 1st To Own a .Sex Domain Name
The new gTLD .Sex went into the first day of the Sunrise on September 1st where trademark holders registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse can register .Sex domain names. Over 700 .Sex domain names have been registered. Google, Apple, Microsoft, Time Warner and Marriott seemed to register the most .Sex domains to date. With some of the trademarks there are some interesting .sex … [Read more...]
.SEX is Now Available: .XXX, .Porn & .Sex Premiums Go Tiered-Pricing on Registrars
ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX, .PORN, and .ADULT domain names announced that the new gTLD .SEX opened up yesterday for Trademark holders. .SEX launched on September 1, with three distinct phases. The first phase is the TMCH Sunrise phase for trademark owners (Sept 1-Oct 1). The next is a combined Sunrise B/Domain Matching phase for existing .XXX participants (Oct 5-Oct. … [Read more...]