Topics: new gTLDs and Dot Brands

About 48,000 .EU domain names will become available for general registration on a “first come, first served” basis, ccTLD Registry operator Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), for the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced the relaunch of the ccTLD .BH and the launch of the IDN TLD .البحرين, and NIXI, the Indian Registry, recently launched 29 new zones

In this newsflash we cover the expiry of .XXX block and conversion to AdultBlock, the launch of .DAY by Charleston Road Registry, the expansion of the coverage for the DPML and DPML+ blocking mechanisms, the Registry Lock for .BANK and .INSURANCE domains, and the launch of a blocking mechanism by Shortdot SA designed to block trademark terms across the 5 TLDs in their portfolio

ccTLD Registry operator Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), for the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced the relaunch of the ccTLD .BH and the launch of the IDN TLD .البحرين (.xn--mgbcpq6gpa1a – “.albahrain” in Arabic).

TH NIC has announced dates for the third round of domain registrations

Watch a recording of our post ICANN71 webinar where we review the key discussion points from the Virtual Policy Forum.

auDA, the Registry operator for AU domains, has announced that it is launching registrations directly in .au on 24 March 2022.

Nominet has announced that it is running a pricing promotion on new registrations of UK domains.

Ashley Roberts, Head of New TLD Consultancy shares insight on what are some of the key benefits to owning a dotBrand and the next round of applications.

UNR has announced that from 1 June 2021 they will be accepting new creates and renewals of EPS and EPS+ blocks.