- Impact
- 21,791
- .mtpc
- .theguardian
- .dwg
- xn--4gq48lf9j (Wal-Mart)
- .iinet
- .mutuelle
- .naspers
- .payu
- .supersport
- .mzansimagic
- .mnet
- .kyknet
- .africamagic
- .multichoice
- .dstv
- .gotv
- .EMERSON
- .FLSMIDTH
- .DOOSAN
4 more extensions are being retired: .vista .statoil .jlc .panerai
(tip: domainnamewire.com)
Source: Registry Agreement Termination Information Page
Updated list:
- .vista (Vistaprint Limited)
- .statoil (Statoil ASA)
- .jlc (Richemont DNS Inc.)
- .panerai (Richemont DNS Inc.)
- .iwc (Richemont DNS Inc.)
- .xperia (Sony Mobile Communications AB)
- .meo (MEO Servicos de Comunicacoes e Multimedia, S.A.)
- .sapo (MEO Servicos de Comunicacoes e Multimedia, S.A.)
- .boots (The Boots Company PLC)
- .htc (HTC Corporation)
- .pamperedchef (The Pampered Chef, Ltd.)
- .mcd (McDonald's Corporation)
- .mcdonalds (McDonald's Corporation)
- .montblanc (Richemont DNS Inc.)
- .chloe (Richemont DNS Inc.)
- .boots (The Boots Company PLC)
- .orientexpress (Orient Express)
- .mtpc (Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation)
- .theguardian (Guardian News And Media Limited)
- .dwg (Autodesk, Inc.)
- xn--4gq48lf9j Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- .iinet (Connect West Pty)
- .mutuelle (Fédération Nationale de la Mutualité Française)
- .naspers (Intelprop (Proprietary) Limited)
- .payu (MIH PayU B.V.)
- .supersport (SuperSport International Holdings Proprietary Limited)
- .mzansimagic (Electronic Media Network (Pty) Ltd)
- .mnet (Electronic Media Network (Pty) Ltd)
- .kyknet (Electronic Media Network (Pty) Ltd)
- .africamagic (Electronic Media Network (Pty) Ltd)
- .multichoice (MultiChoice (Proprietary) Limited)
- .dstv (MultiChoice (Proprietary) Limited)
- .gotv (MultiChoice (Proprietary) Limited)
- .EMERSON (Emerson Electric Co.)
- .FLSMIDTH (FLSmidth A/S)
- .DOOSAN (Doosan Corporation)
Thanks for the list, Kate. .brand has no momentum at all in both the U.S. and China, two largest economies, so the future of .brand is grim.The updated list is therefore as follows:
One more. .telecity is being terminated.
Maybe useful for registries to track as well. There is an existing .tel extension that's been around for years, mind you there used to be restrictions on how it could be used. But a little homework and creativity, maybe Telecity could have benefited from it.It may not be much useful for experienced domainers but can surely alert newbies...
One problem that .TEL had was that it was not on Godaddy for its launch. Therefore it was largely invisible to the biggest domain name market in the world. In some respects, .TEL was a wonderful answer to a question that nobody had asked. It also got overtaken by the rise of the smartphone as did .MOBI.Maybe useful for registries to track as well. There is an existing .tel extension that's been around for years, mind you there used to be restrictions on how it could be used. But a little homework and creativity, maybe Telecity could have benefited from it.
Yep. The business model was a bit strange. Most registries realise that the most reliable income comes from renewing domain names. The .WED registry wanted to delete these domain names after year three or so.So far we are talking about private (corp) TLDs but sooner or later public extensions are going to bite the dust.
There are some others which, despite having relatively solid business models, just aren't getting the volume of registrations to make the gTLD financially viable. They have also had to pay ICANN $185K for the privilege of losing money and they also have ongoing costs..wed was doomed to fail due to its unworkable business model while .wedding is run like a classic extension and doesn't have that kind of nonsense.
The portfolio operators are in a much stronger position as they've spread the risks.Large registries are able to achieve economies of scale and can afford to subsidize non-profitable extensions (doesn't mean that they will subsidize them forever though). On the other hand, the single-TLD registries are in a difficult position.
A few gTLDs have already changed hands with the .BEST being the latest.More consolidation is to be expected in the industry.
Two more TLDs are being retired:
- .spiegel
- .blanco
The cleanup continues.
Termination sounds a lot worse, Bob,Thanks for info @jmcc.
The title of this thread (retired) is perhaps unfortunate as might mislead some to think that these were general new extensions that operated then stopped. These last three, like almost all others, are situations where the sponsoring company or organization decided to abandom implementation. The number of registrations in these were 1, 8, 1 respectively.
The problem was that most of these NGTs started out when Domain Tasting was rife and every company was worried about protecting its brand because ICANN wasn't doing anything to help. ICANN was shamed into stopping Domain Tasting and almost overnight the rationale for a lot of these NGTs disappeared.I agree with @Recons.Com that .active could well have had at least modest success had it been implemented as it seems to me congruent with what the sponsoring company does.
It was more a case of "Something must be done. This is something. Let's do it." Millions of domain names were being tasted each day and intellectual property was being infringed with brands being in the domain names being tasted. The companies couldn't protect every version of their word+brand or brand+word. The NGTs seemed, at the time, like the best way to do it and the brands would migrate to their own gTLDs. The problem was that nobody appeared to be paying attention to what was happening in the real world and once a few of the major tasters were taken out with legal action, the bad publicity forced ICANN and the registries to take action. This was when the idea that there are no good domain names left in .COM started getting traction. The domain name busines changed and nobody in ICANN seemed to be paying attention as they were too focused on the NGT launches and programme. Some of the plans for these NGTs were, to be kind, highly optimistic even for a fairy tale.Perhaps it is my penny pinching manner, but I find it strange that some companies invest so much in a .brand extension without, it seems, a very cleatly thought out plan. I am similarly surprised that so many 5, 6 and 7 figure .com sales go unused by those who bought them. I think it is ultimately bad for the domain world when companies invest in domains with no return on investment.
Bob
It was far worse than that, Kate.That's the power of FOMO.