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Behind The Sales – A Talk With Paul Boyd about his purchase of Open.TV

October 31, 2014 by Raymond Hackney

Back in July Open.tv sold for $25,000, it was sold by a prominent member of the .tv community Makis Mourelatos. In a .com world it is always nice to get the insight of thePaulBoyd-0060 buyer who spends five figures on a non .com. We are talking today with Paul Boyd, Paul had been a reporter for Inside Edition and just left the show on October 1.

Here is a look at his work and his good bye to Inside Edition

Q 1: So tell us a little about OPEN.TV?

A:  OPEN.TV Shopping Network is an e-commerce technology company that will deliver an almost virtual online shopping experience via 3D photography and dynamic point-of-view video. We’re taking the “unboxing” concept to the next level. Consumers will eventually be able to watch thousands of different products being OPENED for the first time at www.OPEN.TV ​

Each product is fully demonstrated and critically reviewed. Think of it as a chance to: OPEN BEFORE YOU BUY!

We’re also going to fuse together 3D product images with vibrant product video and point-of-view cameras. What sets us apart from the competition is our branding and video production values. Our product videos are engaging, informative, fast-paced, high-energy and packed with action. The videos thrive within social media and are optimized to become highly sharable viral content.

Throw BuzzFeed and Zappos into a blender and you’ll get something like OPEN.TV — our goal is to provide users with an extraordinary online shopping experience. Consumers will connect with our content via social media and our site: www.OPEN.TV

Q 2: You went with the .tv extension and paid $25,000, was there any thought to use a new gtld ?

A: We looked closely at the idea of building our brand around one of the new gtld’s – there’s tremendous potential as those extensions hit the market. Ultimately, we decided that www.OPEN.TV was just superior to the alternatives because “TV” is so intuitive for a company built around video. It’s also one of the true international domains in my opinion because “.TV” connects with users around the world in a way that not even “.com” can say if you really think about it. I’m very bullish on the “.TV” extension as a whole moving forward – especially with video becoming more prevalent and bandwidth capacity expanding globally.

Q 3: Can you tell us how the negotiation went for the name ? How high were you prepared to go to acquire OPEN.TV?

A: I don’t want to say too much out of respect for that process. However, it’s a reasonable question because the sales price of www.OPEN.TV is a public record now and this is relevant to your followers. I will say that we paid MORE than we wanted to and I know the seller sold for LESS than he wanted… so it was likely a fair price because both parties had to bend a little to get the deal done. That’s usually a good indication for any negotiation!

Q 4: Can you tell us roughly how much will be spent in developing the website?

A: As the saying goes… Rome wasn’t built in a day. This is truly a self-financed start-up right now. I have committed $200,000 my own money to get www.OPEN.TV off the ground in the coming months and also launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise awareness and hopefully grow more quickly. We’re going to be patient though because building a solid business is a marathon – not a sprint – and we’re positioning ourselves for the long run. Virtual reality hardware is also finally getting close to broad consumer appeal and we plan on pioneering content for the VR world as it relates to products and online shopping.

Q 5: What is the business model behind OPEN.TV how will it make money ?

A: Our primary focus is to provide informative and engaging product videos that people can trust for accuracy and fairness. At the same time, we’re also running a business and will need to generate some revenue through profit sharing with retailers and producing sponsored products. All of our sponsored videos will be clearly identified as such.

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Filed Under: .tv, Behind The Sales, Domain Sales

About Raymond Hackney

Raymond Hackney has been involved with domain names since 1997. One of the most prolific writers in the domain industry and founder of TLDinvestors.com and 3Character.com

Comments

  1. Mark Hershiser says

    October 31, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    Nice article Raymond, thx…

  2. Claude Dauman says

    October 31, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    Excaptional interview. Clearly Paul is a great visionary. It’s always nice when a visionary gets his hands on an exceptional .TV!

    Very nice sale for Makis too. Congrats to both!

  3. LetsWinLotto says

    October 31, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    I really do need to get around to really developing GiftChannel.Tv

    • domainz says

      November 1, 2014 at 8:57 am

      Just think if you had Gift.TV – that would be awesome. Giftchannel.tv is too longgggggggg.

      • LetsWinLotto says

        November 2, 2014 at 1:21 am

        It’s a channel, of course it works with .tv

  4. mike says

    November 2, 2014 at 10:21 am

    Well i have gifted.tv maybe the next x factor

    mike

  5. Cate Colgan says

    November 3, 2014 at 9:10 am

    How about https://Gifts.TV 🙂 pretty sure they were a tire kicker on my name 🙂

    Great interview Raymond – Thanks!

  6. Cate Colgan says

    November 3, 2014 at 9:11 am

    How about Gifts.TV ? 🙂 pretty sure they were a tire kicker on my name 🙂

    Great interview Raymond – Thanks!

  7. Makis says

    November 5, 2014 at 6:05 am

    Paul Boyd was a real gentleman while negotiating the sale of Open.TV, upfront and sincere.
    I usually deal with people buying domains under a disguised profile so I appreciate him for not doing something similar.

    Open.TV can be used in so many ways that imo its only matter of time before Paul find a steady revenue model and expand his vision.

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