Tag: United Kingdom

EU Domains in the UK Post-Brexit Just got More Confusing

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While many domain name registries are run privately quite a few country code registries (ccTLDs) have links to government. In the case of .eu, however, the registry is operated under contract to the European Commission, so it is operated on behalf of the entire European Union. The impact of Brexit on the .eu ccTLD is… Continue reading EU Domains in the UK Post-Brexit Just got More Confusing

Nominet GDPR Consultation Closes Tomorrow

Nominet, the registry for .uk, is conducting a consultation on how it will handle whois data once GDPR comes into force. It’s worth noted that the consultation is only related to the *.uk namespace and is not about any of the gTLD registries on the Nominet platform. While that is the main focus of the… Continue reading Nominet GDPR Consultation Closes Tomorrow

European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit

After the Brexit vote I posited that there could be an impact on EU registrants based in the UK. Over the past year the UK government has been engaged in negotiations with the EU to navigate the application of Article 50 and the UK’s exit from the European Union. While there has been a lot… Continue reading European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit

Kelly Salter Elected to Nominet Board

The Nominet elections for a non-executive board member has concluded. Kelly Salter was elected and will serve on the Nominet board. The other votes, including the slightly controversial one to expand the board, yet exclude members will be voted on during the Nominet AGM tomorrow. The election results are broken down in the PDF below:… Continue reading Kelly Salter Elected to Nominet Board

Nominet Election Candidates Videos

Nominet members are voting this month to choose one non-executive director for the Nominet board. The position will have a term of 3 years. They are also being asked to approve a change to the organisation to allow for the appointment of another director without member election. This year’s AGM is being held in Nominet’s… Continue reading Nominet Election Candidates Videos

Nominet Appoint New Board Chair Mark Wood

Nominet, the .uk domain registry and provider of registry backend services to a growing number of new TLD registries, has announced the appointment of Mark Wood as Chair of the body. Mr Wood will be officially seated on April 28th and will replace Baroness Fritchie DBE who has held the position for the last 7… Continue reading Nominet Appoint New Board Chair Mark Wood

GoDaddy to Acquire Host Europe Group in €1.69 Billion Deal

Host Europe Group has been on the market for the last few months. The company, which is currently owned by private equity firm Cinven, was courting suitors with an expected price close to €2 billion. Over the last few weeks, however, it became apparent that the only serious suitor was GoDaddy. This morning GoDaddy confirmed… Continue reading GoDaddy to Acquire Host Europe Group in €1.69 Billion Deal

Eco to Address the Impact of Brexit On the Domain Industry

Eco, which is the largest internet industry association in Europe, is holding a virtual meeting later this month to discuss Brexit. The meeting, which is scheduled for July 27th at 1200 UTC, will be the first of several dialogues among industry to discuss the potential impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on the… Continue reading Eco to Address the Impact of Brexit On the Domain Industry

Nominet Non-Executive Director Elections Results Announced

Nominet’s non-executive director elections (NED) results have been announced. There had been three candidates running for one position. The final result sees Key System’s Volker Greimann elected. Nominet has also released details of the how the elections panned out. The turnout for the vote was low, which is unfortunate, with only 372 Nominet members voting… Continue reading Nominet Non-Executive Director Elections Results Announced

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