Radix, who run the registry for domain extensions like .tech and .online, report premium domain sales of $3 million in 2019. The most recent premium domain report from Radix covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 31st December 2019 (H2 2019). Here's a few key data points: $1.67M in revenue; 22% growth over H1 2019 which was at $1.36MClosed 2019 at $3M in Premium Revenue, … [Read more...] about Radix Did $3 Million in Premium Names in 2019
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Save Dot Org Campaign to Picket ICANN HQ
One of the campaigns that has been working against the sale of PIR and the .org registry under the "Save dot Org" moniker is planning to picket ICANN's headquarters in LA. Save Dot Org are planning on picketing the Los Angeles' offices of ICANN on Friday January 24th: Date: Friday, January 24, 2020 Time: 9 am – 11 am Location: ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Dr., Los Angeles, … [Read more...] about Save Dot Org Campaign to Picket ICANN HQ
ISOC to Hold Webinar on the PIR Sale
This week at the IGF in Berlin one of the hot topics being discussed both in hallways and various sessions is the sale of PIR by ISOC. Yesterday at lunchtime Access Now organised a "town hall" in the hallway where several current and former ISOC board members were in attendance. Several of the ISOC board members spoke at the event and tried to explain their thinking. … [Read more...] about ISOC to Hold Webinar on the PIR Sale
ISOC Sells PIR to Ethos Capital
This announcement has probably taken quite a few people by surprise.. As most domain name insiders know PIR (aka the .org registry) was not only owned by ISOC, but was also one of the biggest sources of funding for ISOC. Earlier today ISOC formally agreed to sell PIR to a new venture capital company called Ethos Capital. Ethos Capital appears to be a relatively new … [Read more...] about ISOC Sells PIR to Ethos Capital
New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend
The .nz domain name registry is exploring options with regards to replacing their backend registry systems. To that end they've launched an "expressions of interest" process. The timeline is laid out below: EventDate and timeIssuance of the request for expressions of interest23 October 2019Briefing opportunities at ICANN66, Montreal2 to 7 November 2019Briefing … [Read more...] about New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend
Radix Buys Uno
Radix registry has acquired the .uno TLD. Since its initial launch .uno has been using Neustar's backend, while Radix uses Centralnic. While a backend switch hasn't been announced yet it would be logical for Radix to keep all its domain extension on the one backend provider. The .uno tld currently has just over 16 thousand names with the bulk of them via a single registrar … [Read more...] about Radix Buys Uno
AFRINIC Hiring Head Honcho
AFRINIC is one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). In very simple terms it looks after the IP address allocations for the Africa region, while RIPE does Europe and the Middle East, ARIN handles North America, LACNIC Latin America and APNIC does Asia Pacific. However the role of an RIR within the broader internet eco system is often a lot bigger than simply … [Read more...] about AFRINIC Hiring Head Honcho
Radix Report Strong Results
The guys over at Radix Registry have been doing very well with their premium domain sales. They released their bi-annual report earlier this week and the results are truly impressive: $1.36M in revenue; at par with H2 2018 .online, .tech and .site were the highest-grossing TLDs with respect to premium sales 80+ names sold with a price tag of $2,500 or more 78% of premium … [Read more...] about Radix Report Strong Results
Afilias to Offer Registry Lock for 28 Domain Extensions
Afilias has announced that they'll start offering a "registry lock" service for all 28 owned or operated TLDs on the Afilias registry system. "Registry Lock" is a service that appeals primarily to bigger brands, governments, high profile websites or financial institutions. With a registry lock applied it makes it incredibly difficult for a domain to be hijacked, its DNS … [Read more...] about Afilias to Offer Registry Lock for 28 Domain Extensions
Nominet Loses dotBlog Registry
The .blog registry informed their registrars earlier today that they're switching their backend to Centralnic from Nominet (There's also a blog post that's public here). The change will probably take place in August, though an exact date hasn't been announced. Since prior to its launch the .blog registry has been using Nominet as their registry service provider. … [Read more...] about Nominet Loses dotBlog Registry