William & Kate have been all over the in the news this week, but In what maybe the biggest missed story, was that Prince Prince William and Kate the Duchess of Cambridge, showed off their dance skills on the island of Tuvalu last night. Of course most people have never heard of the island nation, but those in the domain industry know (or should know) that Tuvalu is the country whose ccTLD … [Read more...]

i.TV today announced a partnership with Nintendo to create Nintendo TVii, a built-in service on the Wii U console that redefines how consumers find, watch and engage with their favorite video entertainment. Nintendo TVii will debut when Wii U becomes available in North America on 11/18/2012. “Nintendo TVii combines show discovery, remote control, and social interaction, all in one … [Read more...]

Paul Stahura, the founder of Enom and the CEO of Donuts, Inc., which just applied for 307 new gTLD's, along with Sean Muller the former chief technology officer for eNom and Demand Media, just raised $575,000 of an expected $750,000 for a new venture called iSpot.tv. Mr. Muller will be the CEO of the new venture. The SEC filing spells it out. According to the website, iSpot.Tv, will be a … [Read more...]

In what appears to be a big boost for .TV according to the HollywoodReporter.com, Mark Cuban's HdNet is going to re-brand as AXS.tv. The new network will take on partners including Ryan Seacrest,  Tour promoter AEG and talent agency CAA. "The channel’s programming will rely heavily on live lifestyle and live entertainment fare, leveraging the music assets of AEG, a top venue owner and and … [Read more...]

Last year,  we wrote about how the .TV registry which is owned by Verisign took back a expired .Tv domain placing it back on the registry reserve list rather than letting the domain name drop. In that instance the domain name was G.TV and when we reached a representative about the take back of the domain we were told the registry had no plans to take back other expired .tv domain name other … [Read more...]

CNBC.com just reported that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is financing an internet TV network which will be called Ora.Tv The network will  feature on-demand content and will produce "a wide range of programs that transcend traditional formats," the website said and a show with former television host Larry King. "Slim's America Movil, one of the world's biggest telecommunications firms, … [Read more...]

According to a comment left on TheDomains.com on our post about Verisign's renewal of the .TV contract, the first seven figure domain name is going to be reported to DnJournal.com "within a week" The commentator goes on to say that the .TV domain name sale is in escrow and is being purchased by a Fortune 500 Company. ""First 7-figure .tv sale to be reported to DnJournal within one … [Read more...]