Tag Archives: Famous Four Media

Tue 13th October 2015
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Famous Four Media Becomes 3rd New gTLD Registry To Pass 1 Million Domains - According to a Press Release out today, Famous Four Media has become the 3rd new gTLD registry to pass one million domain names. Donuts was the first to hit 1,000,000 domain registrations but they  offer well over  100 new domain extensions for sale. .XYZ was the second registry to hit 1,000,000 domain names but they did that only on 1 new domain extension .XYZ. According to the press release; Famous Four Media “reached this milestone in just over a year following the launch of its first Top ... read more ...
Mon 14th September 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
This week: a domain for .Men and dual minute Donuts - Smaller Donuts are available this week. There are a couple interesting top level domain name launches this week. On Wednesday, Famous Four Media launches the .men domain name. I’m not really sure why people will register these domains; I suspect they will mostly be used for mens’ fashion and perhaps adult entertainment. More notable, on Wednesday you can start registering two character domain names in Donuts’ top level domain names at regular registration prices. The domains are currently ... read more ...
Tue 4th August 2015
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Famous Four launches 5 domain names this week - Five domains on tap this week. Famous Four Media launches another five top level domain names on Wednesday of this week. Registrars will begin selling .racing, .accountant, .download, .win and .loan. 101Domain is offering all of the names for about $30. I’m somewhat surprised that Famous Four has priced all of the names the same, as some very similar domains from Donuts have premiums. For example, .accountants and .loans, plural versions offered by Donuts, cost about $75-$100 per year. .Accountants ... read more ...
Mon 29th June 2015
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This week's new TLDs: .Golf, .Gold and .Date - Famous Four Media releases three domain names this week and Donuts sends four to Early Access. Famous Four Media launches three top level domain names in general availability on Wednesday. All of the domain names can be registered for about $25-$30. .Date: This domain name will compete with two from Donuts: .Dating (3,000 registrations) and .Singles (6,000 registrations). .Faith: KeepThe.Faith? Donuts has had success with .Church with over 11,000 registrations. Faith is broader, but .Church has ... read more ...
Wed 24th June 2015
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Famous Four Speaks: inexpensive domains, code insurance and more - New top level domain name operator explains its cheap pricing strategy and new “brand protection” tier. Famous Four Media’s recent top level domain name launches have quickly catapulted to the leaderboards, with domains such as .science and .party growing to hundreds of thousands of registrations. The secret: the registry offered marketing incentives enabling registrars to price these really low, so people were able to pick the domains up anywhere from $0-$1. I asked Andy Churley, Chief Marketing ... read more ...
Wed 8th April 2015
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Donuts hurdles .Charity decision - Company invokes Independent Review Process over year-old objection decision. New top level domain name company Donuts has filed for an Independent Review Process over a community objection decision for .Charity. The Independent Objector filed community objections against both Donuts and Famous Four Media for their .charity applications. Surprisingly, the panelist ruled that the objection prevailed against Donuts but failed again Famous Four Media. The panelist’s decision was based on a Public Interest ... read more ...
Mon 9th June 2014
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Sex.sells: 15 .Webcam domains sell for $175k - .Webcam hits premium gold with large sale ahead of launch. Famous Four Media launches its first three top level domain names today, and one of them is off to a nice start thanks to a big premium sale. The company announced today that it has sold a package of 15 adult .webcam domain names for a total of $175,000. While some new TLDs have failed to find their footing with premium domain sales, it seems that the adult community is very interested. Famous Four Media probably ... read more ...
 
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This week in new TLDs: Famous Four, Donuts…and .UK? - At least seven new TLDs hit the market this week, and expect a lot of press around second level .uk domain names. Famous Four Media finally gets into the mix this week as it launches its first three top level domain names: .webcam, .trade and .bid. All hit the market today. It already made news this morning with the sale of 15 .webcam domains for a total of $175,000. According to the Calzone.org calendar, .商城 also begins its claims period today. However, the company’s ... read more ...
Mon 2nd June 2014
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Famous Four wins row sets for .Cricket and .Racing - Company now has 15 uncontested new top level domain name applications. Famous Four Media announced today that it won two private auctions to resolve contention sets for new top level domain names. The company beat Donuts and Uniregistry in an auction for .racing. It beat Minds + Machines and Donuts in an auction for .cricket. Apparently is also lost the contention set auction for .diet. This latest round of private auctions marks the first time Famous Four has participated ... read more ...
Fri 11th April 2014
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Famous Four submits .Sport reconsideration request…with Ombudsman’s support - Ombudsman recommends new panelist hear .sport community objection. I haven’t written about many new TLD objection appeals (reconsideration requests) because there are so many and few have a chance of succeeding. But a recent one from Famous Four Media (pdf) for .sport is unique: ICANN’s Ombudsman has supported the company’s call for a rehearing with a different panelist. The reconsideration request is based on Famous Four’s recent disclosure of a link between ... read more ...
Thu 10th April 2014
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Ready to .Party: Famous Four wins row set for .party domain - Famous Four uncorks the bubbly as it seals deal for .Party top level domain name. Famous Four Media has resolved its contention set with Oriental Trading Company for the .party top level domain name. The agreement was made through private negotiations; not an auction. Financial details were not disclosed. Famous Four Media now has 13 uncontested top level domain name applications. Oriental Trading Company, known for making cheap party favors, still has an open application ... read more ...
Tue 25th March 2014
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Famous Four alleges couple between panelist and competition for .Sport - Company says panelist that killed its .sport application had a conflict of interest. Last fall Famous Four Media saw its plans to run a .sport top level domain dashed after a panelist found in favor of rival applicant SportAccord in a community objection. Famous Four appealed the decision to ICANN through a reconsideration request and lost. Now the company is claiming (pdf) it has found ties between the panelist that decided the case and SportAccord. Panelist Guido ... read more ...
Thu 21st November 2013
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Sedo gets disdainful understanding with Famous Four Media for new TLDs - Famous Four to handle sunrise, landrush, and premium sales through Sedo. Sedo has announced its second big new top level domain name deal this week. The company has signed an agreement with Famous Four Media, applicant for 57 new top level domain names, to help the company sell its domain names. Sedo tells me this is an exclusive deal for all of Famous Four Media’s top level domains. It will include Sunrise and Landrush Auctions, as well as premium auctions and ... read more ...
Fri 30th August 2013
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Lawsuit opposite new TLD applicant Famous Four is dismissed - Lawsuit was filed over plans for .bim top level domain, which never got off the ground. A group of investors in a failed top level domain bid have dropped their lawsuit against Famous Four Media, Domain Venture Partners, and some of the company’s principals. David Ways and a handful of his friends and family said they paid nearly $123,000 to the defendants to get the .bim top level domain name off the ground. Ways alleged that he was promised that he would become ... read more ...
Wed 26th June 2013
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TLDH and Famous Four strike understanding to solve 3 new TLD row sets - Deal resolves contention sets for .fit, .review, and .science. Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) and Famous Four Media (and associated companies) have made a deal to resolve three contention sets. Under the terms of the deal, Famous Four has withdrawn its application for .fit, leaving TLDH as the only applicant for the string. In return, TLDH has withdrawn its applications for .review and .science. Famous Four will pay a royalty to TLDH on .review revenue. This ... read more ...
Tue 13th November 2012
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The Domain Venture Partners new TLD representation deck - New TLD applicant hoped to raise up to £100 million, targeted 40%+ annual returns. In August a Florida man filed a lawsuit claiming he invested $123,000 into a business to run the .bim new top level domain that didn’t get off the ground. The suit names Domain Venture Partners PCC Limited, which is an applicant for 60 top level domain names. Domain Venture Partners’ (DVP) applications were all filed in conjunction with Famous Four Media but through various subsidiary ... read more ...