.tv
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- For the former British television channel, see .tv (television channel)
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| Introduced | 1996 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | The .tv Corporation (a VeriSign company) |
| Sponsoring organization | Government of Tuvalu |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Tuvalu |
| Actual use | Marketed commercially for use in television-related sites; can be registered and used for any purpose |
| Registration restrictions | None |
| Structure | Direct second-level registrations are allowed; some second-level domains such as gov.tv are reserved for third-level domains representing entities in Tuvalu |
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| Dispute policies | UDRP |
| Web site | www.tv |
.tv is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the island nation of Tuvalu. Except for reserved names like .com.tv, .net.tv, .org.tv and others, any person in the world can register a .tv domain for a fee. The Tuvalu government receives a quarterly payment of $1,000,000 for use of the top-level domain. The domain name is popular, and thus economically valuable, because it is an abbreviation of the word 'television' (other similar ccTLDs are .fm, .am, .cd, and .dj). The domain is currently operated by dotTV, a VeriSign company. The Tuvalu government owns twenty percent of the company.
On December 14, 2006, VeriSign announced an alliance with Demand Media, run by ex-MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt to market the .tv Top Level Domain Name (TLD) as the preferred web address for rich media content. The new joint venture ChannelMe.tv will promote the domain extension for "personal TV channels" and the preferred domain for online video sites.
[edit] References
- I want my own .tv. Salon.com. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
[edit] External links
- IANA .tv whois information
- The .tv Corporation
- subforum dedicated to dot tv
- Blog discussing pertinent issues related to dot tv
