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EURid Q1 Results Show Growth

May 5, 2020 by Michele Neylon

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EURid, who operate the .eu ccTLD domain registry, have released their Q1 2020 report.The report covers the period up until the end of March 2020 (obviously), so it does not show the full impact of COVID-19 on domain registrations or renewals. The report for Q2 should make for interesting reading!So what does the report show for Q1?Registrations are up 15% compared … [Read more...] about EURid Q1 Results Show Growth

Nominet Releases Updated ccTLD Map

December 17, 2019 by Michele Neylon

I love data and when it's easy to consume I love it even more.Nominet have been producing a world map with a slight difference for the last few years. Their map displays the countries with their size related to the number of domains in their ccTLD. What that means is that countries that in reality are quite small end up appearing to be quite big, while some quite large … [Read more...] about Nominet Releases Updated ccTLD Map

IE ccTLD Publishes 2019 Digital Health Index

November 19, 2019 by Michele Neylon

IEDR, which is the company that runs the .ie ccTLD for Ireland, has published the 2019 version of their "Digital Health Index".The report, in simple terms, looks at how Irish small businesses view and use "digital". That covers things like whether they have a website, if they sell online or if they have active social media accounts.The full report (PDF), which runs to … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD Publishes 2019 Digital Health Index

New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend

October 23, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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

.US 2019 Town Hall

October 22, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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The .us ccTLD will be holding a "town hall" this week.It's an online webinar which will start at 11am Eastern (4pm Irish time) which will be run byDustin Phillips — Host, Chair .US Stakeholder CouncilCrystal Peterson — Director, Registry Services NeustarKristin Johnson — Council Secretariat, Director of Registry Global Marketing and BrandNeustar, which runs the .us … [Read more...] about .US 2019 Town Hall

New Zealand’s ccTLD Release Q1 Snapshot Report

July 28, 2019 by Michele Neylon

While pretty much every registry operator out there will put out a full annual report at some point there are a few who also release a variety of shorter reports over the course of the year. In the case of .nz, the country code for New Zealand, they've started publishing short snapshot reports on a quarterly basis.There's some interesting insights in the report:710982 … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s ccTLD Release Q1 Snapshot Report

DNS Belgium Reports Renewal Rate of 86%

July 15, 2019 by Michele Neylon

DNS Belgium, which runs both the .be ccTLD as well as the new TLDs .brussels and .vlaanderen, has published their annual report. Unlike most of the other domain name registries DNS Belgium have opted to take a much more interactive approach, so you can play around with the data and interact with it over on the report site.The trend of recent years was confirmed in 2018. We … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Reports Renewal Rate of 86%

CENTR Publishes Q1 Report

May 19, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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CENTR has published its Q1 2019 statistics report. The report covers domain statistics in both ccTLDs and gTLDs and the overall results aren't terribly positive. While there is light at the end of the tunnel some of the headline figures make for quite depressing reading:The median domain growth of all TLDs has hit a record low of 3.4% year on yearNew gTLDs have less than … [Read more...] about CENTR Publishes Q1 Report

Chilean ccTLD Introduces Legal Assistance Service

April 10, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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The Chilean country code registry (.cl) has announced the formal introduction of a legal assistance service for registrants. Obviously they're not going to get embroiled in all legal disputes, but what they are going to do is help registrants who might be hit with a dispute involving their domains. They've been working on this project for over a year, so this week's … [Read more...] about Chilean ccTLD Introduces Legal Assistance Service

IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names

April 10, 2019 by Michele Neylon

IEDR will be releasing a small number of previously reserved domain names.In common with many domain registries, the .ie ccTLD has a number of domains that are reserved for a variety of reasons. In the case of .ie one of the legacy policies was a restriction on registering domain names that corresponded to top level domains. While that might have made sense when there was a … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names

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