.blockbuster

Overview

.blockbuster is a proposed brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) submitted under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string is intended to represent the Blockbuster brand and related services; the application was filed by Dish DBS Corporation. The registry is listed as Afilias and the gTLD is classified as a brand gTLD.

History

• Applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day: 13 June 2012).
• Applicant: Dish DBS Corporation (parent company of DISH Network L.L.C.).
• Registry listed in source materials: Afilias.
• Application status (as recorded in source): In Contracting.
• Corporate background from the application:
  • DISH Network provides direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television and related services in North America.
  • DISH Network Corporation purchased the assets of Blockbuster LLC out of bankruptcy in 2011.
  • As of December 31, 2011, the applicant served approximately 13.967 million customers in the United States.

Usage and Audience

• TLD subtype: brand (intended for Blockbuster-branded activities).
• Intended audience includes entities and services associated with the Blockbuster brand and Dish DBS Corporation's offerings, such as:
  • movie rental and retail operations
  • movie-by-mail services
  • on-demand and streaming content delivery
  • multi-channel content services tied to the Blockbuster brand

Registration Rules

• The applicant described .blockbuster as a restricted, exclusively-controlled gTLD.
• The application indicates exclusive control by Dish DBS Corporation (or its designated administrators) rather than open public registrations.

Notable Cases or Examples

• The application is tied to Dish DBS Corporation's acquisition of Blockbuster assets in 2011, linking the gTLD to an established consumer brand in movie rental and streaming services.
• The .blockbuster string was one of the applied-for strings revealed on ICANN's Reveal Day (13 June 2012).

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domain:       BLOCKBUSTER

organisation: Dish DBS Corporation
address:      9601 S. Meridian Boulevard
address:      Englewood CO 80112
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Director Advanced Video Products
organisation: DISH DBS Corporation
address:      9601 S. Meridian Boulevard
address:      Englewood CO 80112
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.303.723.1000
fax-no:       +1.303.723.1699
e-mail:       ngtld-blockbuster@cscglobal.com

contact:      technical
name:         Francisco Obispo
organisation: Tucows.com, Co.
address:      96 Mowat Avenue
address:      Toronto Ontario M6K3M1
address:      Canada
phone:        +1 (416) 535-0123
e-mail:       trs-ops@tucows.com

nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.COM 2620:57:4001:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.1.1
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.INFO 185.159.198.3 2620:10a:80ab:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.NET 2620:57:4002:0:0:0:0:1 64.96.2.1
nserver:      NS01.TRS-DNS.ORG 185.159.197.3 2620:10a:80aa:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata:     43849 13 2 3377ee6d719db727964b7f664504bcd05fed3eede562abaca432cab8b403c78a

whois:        whois.nic.blockbuster

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.dish.com/

created:      2016-06-30
changed:      2025-07-22
source:       IANA