The IGF rebrands using a .SPORT

Extracted from an official communication of the International Gymnastics Federation, the FIG just annouced that it relaunched its website with an innovative new domain name: Gymnastics.sport

The International Gymnastics Federation is proud to be the first international sports federation to change its domain name with a switch to the innovative .SPORT extension. From now on, the FIG website, which has been entirely developed in-house, can be accessed via the address www.gymnastics.sport.

The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), registry of the .SPORT new gTLD, also shows the example changing from its original ".org" domain name to a ".sport" one: www.gaisf.sport

Coming fast: the .SPORT new gTLD

The .SPORT new gTLD is coming and all businesses related to sport will be offered a chance to register a domain name ending in .sport (instead of ".com").

This is an extract of the latest publication from the Global Association of International Sports Federations:

• A select group of Ambassador websites will go live during Summer 2018, becoming among the first ever at .sport;
• A consolidated launch period will run from September 4 to November 6, 2018;
• General Availability will begin on January 8, 2019.

Premium pricing applies during the consolidated launch period. Standard pricing will apply starting with General Availability.

Read the full announcement at the GAISF.

The new gTLD info for Wednesday, May 18th

We talk a lot about the .CANON new gTLD yesterday but did you know that there is a .NIKON new gTLD? There was a .OLYMPUS new gTLD application submitted to the ICANN too but it was withdrawn. The photography business is well represented in terms of new domain name extensions.

1. Unlocking the potential of new Top-Level Domains;
2. Sponsoring - You can now sponsor the new gTLD reports on Jovenet Consulting;
3. Back-End- CIRA announces its back-end Registry offer;
4. Recording - The .INSURANCE webinar;
5. Coming: the .NIKON new gTLD;
6. The .TOP Registry becomes the 6th most registered domain name extension;
7. Branding : You dictate a domain’s worth, not the market;
8. New gTLD reports:
1. New gTLDs related to SPORT;
2. New gTLDs related to ALCOHOL;
   (the ".club" new gTLD was added to the report)
3. New gTLDs related to REAL ESTATE (new).
9. Back-end Registry starts its promotion for round 2 of the ICANN new gTLD program;
10. Conferences - 2 domain name conferences in China this summer;
11. Record - the .VIP just launched and breaks records.
12. More coming during the day.

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The new gTLD info for Wednesday, May 11th

We are completing our reports and adding .BRAND domain name extensions. For example, our report related to FINANCE new domain name registration volumes has been completed with Banks who acquired their own domain name extension. These .BRAND can be identified with a "®" sign next to them.

1. Article - ".GDN" domain names: the next “.COM”?
2. Interesting - Looking Back on the First Round of New gTLD Applications: Implications for Trademarks and Freedom of Expression;
3. Specialized Domain Names: The Secret Weapon for Boosting Sales?
4. New gTLD reports (weekly updates):
1. New generic Top-Level Domains related to SPORT;
   (the .GAME new gTLD was added to the report)
2. New generic Top-Level Domains related to ALCOHOL.
   (the .REHAB new gTLD was added to the report)
5. Must read - Report on active Brand Top-Level Domains;
6. There are now 1,300 new gTLDs;
7. Domain name "s.club" was sold for $38,000 !
8. Multiple Registry predicts $75m new gTLD revenues;
9. More coming by the end of the day (newsletter sent at 8PM CET).

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The new gTLD info for Tuesday, May 3rd

I have noticed a serious interest in "new gTLD reports". Therefore, I have added a few more. I also automated a certain number of things so these reports are easier to read and all look the same. They will be sent in the Newsletter too.

1. Report - New gTLDs related to Companies (weekly update);
2. Some of the top players in finance are changing the Internet as we know it: here is how;
3. Conflict of interest - Update on .SPORT new gTLD application;
4. Just added - 3 Trademarks were added to the Photography new gTLD report;
5. Patent - Card interface for managing domain name projects;
6. Innovation - Multiple Registry to invest in a geofencing company;
7. ICANN is sued by a new gTLD applicant (guess who);
8. Impossible to Appraise New gTLD Domain Names;
9. Must watch video (until the end if you can): "don't drop it when you want to buy a domain name to a third party";
10. In French - "des marques comme Intel, Nike, Target et Netflix pourraient perdre leur nouvelle extension Internet";
11. Reminder: How Financial Services Industry Can Protect Itself Online (Free Webinar);
12. New gTLD Backend Registry hits 4 million new domain names;
13. More coming by the end of the day.

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The new gTLD info for Wednesday, April 27th

Today is Wednesday and we have updated our SPORT new gTLD report. We have added a second table which follows the first 8 weeks of reporting, from week 9 to 16, 2016. We have added to TLDs in blue: the .CRICKET new gTLD and .CLUB see their domain name registrations increase significantly. In red, .BIKE and .FUTBOL see their registration volumes decrease.

• Coming - The .GDN new gTLD about to open to the public = "open to all" ("gdn" stands for "global domain name");
• Report - New gTLDs related to SPORT (update);
• 314 million domain names!
• M+M, a multiple Registry reports a loss of $10 million;
• .STORE and .SHOPPING new gTLDs are launching;
• The Chinese Club - The .CLUB registry is highlighted in an interview with Colin Campbell in China’s Domain (域名) Magazine;
• .AFRICA - Settle .africa domain name struggle the African way;
• 3,948 new domains for the .BARCELONA new gTLD;
• More coming.

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