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After once telling people not to register .tv domains GoDaddy will now run the registry

December 14, 2021 by Raymond Hackney 5 Comments

GoDaddy will be taking over for Verisign in managing the .tv registry. The Ministry of Justice, Communication and Foreign Affairs, Tuvalu Government posted on Facebook: The Ministry is excited to announce that the Government of Tuvalu has selected GoDaddy Registry as the new registry service provider for Tuvalu’s .tv Country Code Top-Level Domain! The Government, […]

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Filed Under: .tv, domaining news, Go Daddy

Who will manage .tv when contract with Verisign expires this year?

November 22, 2021 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

It’s no surprise for those who have been involved with .tv that Tuvalu wants more money. The contract with Verisign is up at the end of this year and Tuvalu is putting the contract up for bid. Kieren McCarthy over at TheRegister.com delves into some interesting clauses around the rebid. Kieren reviews the controversial terms […]

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Filed Under: .tv, domaining news

Ego vs money (how it took close to a year to close a 6 figure .tv sale)

February 20, 2021 by Raymond Hackney 15 Comments

I have been brokering names for many years, not at the level that a Rosener or Evanson does, but for some clients that I have known for many years. One such client just deals in .tv and I have brokered some names for him in the $10k to $20k range. Most of these transaction were […]

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Filed Under: .tv, Domain Sales

Planet.tv sells for $10,000

August 27, 2020 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

Earlier in the week Ammar (Ammudamus) over at Namepros posted that he sold Mexico.tv for $10,000. Yesterday Planet.tv sold for $10,000 at Sedo. The domain name was owned by a Chinese domain investor and the name was parked at Sedo. Which do you think was the better buy for the same money? I also made […]

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Filed Under: .tv, Domain Sales

Trading.tv sells for $15,000 third highest .tv sale for 2020

August 7, 2020 by Raymond Hackney 6 Comments

Namepros member Ammudamus (Ammar) reported he sold Trading.tv for $15,000. He acquired the name in June 2018 for $1,725. This was an inbound sale, the domain was parked with make an offer at Uniregistry. $15,000 seems to be a nice price point for Ammar he sold a geo back in 2017 for $15,000. The keyword […]

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Filed Under: .tv, Domain Sales

Fans.tv once sold for $10,000 now sells for $22,000

June 22, 2020 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

Donnied79 is back at it again with another great .tv sale. This one with a bit of history. Donnied79 sold USA.tv for $125,000 back in 2015 and DIY.tv for $32,500 in March of this year, to name a few of his biggest .tv sales. Fans.tv sold for $10,000 on Sedo back in 2010. It launched […]

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Filed Under: .tv, Domain Sales

Pilot.tv from $20,000 sale to $1,701 auction close – a look back

April 29, 2020 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

Monday it was JohnnyVegas.com being auctioned for a fraction of it’s $20,000 sales price. Now Pilot.tv sold for $20,000 in 2011 and closed at auction on Tuesday for $1,701 at Dynadot. The domain just sat there for a couple years and then got a website up, here is a look at 2013. 2015 Later in […]

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Filed Under: .tv, Domain Sales, Dynadot

Epik launches instant on video solution on Hi.TV

March 18, 2020 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

Rob Monster posted that he and Namepros member @omelet finalized a partnership deal this week to develop the domain name Hi.TV   Epik is happy to introduce an instant-on video solution that allows anyone to connect with others around the world in a single click with no download. You can follow the progress here: https://hi.tv/ […]

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Filed Under: .tv, domaining news, Epik

.TV investor who sold USA.tv sells Diy.tv for $32,500

March 17, 2020 by Raymond Hackney 4 Comments

Donnied79 is a long time .tv domainer at Namepros, he has put together some very nice sales including USA.tv for $125,000. He announced a new sale today, selling DIY.tv for $32,500. This is the third time Diy.tv has sold, https://namebio.com/diy.tv It sold for $5,000 in 2008 and $9,803 although the timing of both is questionable, […]

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Filed Under: .tv, Domain Sales

Countries consider their country code a natural resource

February 10, 2020 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Wired published an article titled, “The Digital Colonialism Behind .tv and .ly” The story deals with country codes starting with .nu. It seems the news driving the story is the lawsuit regarding .nu the country code for the South Pacific island of Niue. I did not know all the history behind .nu, I knew it […]

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Filed Under: .io, .tv, CCtld, domaining news

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