Microsoft has moved two of its branded gTLDs from GoDaddyβs registry back-end to Nominetβs. Records show that .skype and .office both recently made the switch. Microsoft had already moved six TLDs β .azure, .bing, .hotmail, .microsoft, .windows and .xbox β from Verisign to Nominet about a year ago, and .skype and .office mean its whole [β¦]
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Nominet said today that it has no plans to raise the price of .uk domains, even as registration volumes continue to sink and profits tumbled. The registry said in its annual report that its net loss for the year ended March 31 was Β£6 million ($7.7 million), compared to Β£3.9 million ($5 million) in fiscal [β¦]
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Nominet has named the five people who have put themselves forward for two seats on its board of directors. While there are familiar faces, there are also notable absences. Ashley La Bolle of Tucows is defending her non-executive director seat and standing for her second term, but fellow NED Simon Blackler, famously of the PublicBenefit.uk [β¦]
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ICANN has thrown four more gTLDs into the Emergency Back-End Registry Operator program, presumably as a prelude to terminating their registryβs contracts in a few weeks. Asia Green IT Systemβs .pars, .shia, .tci and .ΩΩ Ψ±Ψ§Ω (.xn--mgbt3dhd) are all going EBERO, meaning Nominet will take over their operation on ICANNβs behalf. Not that they need much [β¦]
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ICANN has swooped to take over operation of a new gTLD after it missed its strict thresholds for Whois availability. .nowruz, originally operated by Istanbul-based Asia Green IT System, is now in the Emergency Back-End Registry Operator program, meaning its essential functions will be carried out by Nominet. The gTLD is the Latinized version of [β¦]
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The .uk registry, Nominet, has opened up its call for nominations for its 2024 non-executive director elections.
There are two seats up for grabs this year, currently occupied by Simon Blackler of Krystal Hosting and Ashley La Bolle of Tucows, both of whom were originally elected in 2021 and are eligible for reelection if they choose to stand again.
Blackler, you may recall, was the instigator of the PublicBenefit.uk campaign, which resulted in a boardroom bloodbath three years ago.
The seats represent half of the member-elected NEDs on Nominetβs board.
Non-members are eligible for nomination but only members may nominate and vote. Votes are weighted so the members with the most domains under management get the most votes, albeit with a cap to avoid capture by the largest players.
The deadline for nominations is July 7, and the vote takes place in September. Elections have historically reliably highlighted divisions in the .uk community.
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