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Overview
- .cbn is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- It is associated with The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. (CBN) and intended to serve as CBN's branded namespace.
- Registry metadata in the application lists Neustar as the registry/registry services provider and identifies the TLD subtype as a brand gTLD.
History
- The .cbn application was revealed during ICANN's Reveal Day (13 June 2012).
- The string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 13 February 2015.
- The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. was the applicant and succeeded in the ICANN application process for this gTLD.
Usage and Audience
- Primary audience: The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and its affiliated media, humanitarian and outreach operations.
- CBN describes itself in its application as a faith-based media content producer/distributor and humanitarian aid and relief organization with international reach:
- Programming distributed by cable, broadcast and satellite to approximately 200 countries.
- Presence in multiple regions, including 21 African countries, eight Asian countries and offices in Europe.
- Long-running programming such as The 700 Club; content distributed in many languages and territories.
- The TLD is intended to support CBN's branded services, content and possibly controlled third-party websites under CBN oversight.
Registration Rules
- CBN will be the sole registrant of all .cbn second-level domains according to its application.
- There will be a single ICANN-accredited registrar designated to handle .cbn domain registrations.
- Privacy and confidentiality provisions in the application state:
- CBN does not anticipate personal information (PII) being stored in WHOIS or transmitted via the shared registry system (SRS) for .cbn.
- CBN plans to connect to registrar services via an interface and not via machine-to-machine links with outsourced providers.
- If CBN allows others to develop websites on .cbn second-level domains, CBN will exercise careful control over that activity.
Operator
The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc.
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: CBN organisation: The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. address: 977 Centerville Turnpike address: Virginia Beach VA 23463 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Michael Stonecypher organisation: The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. address: 977 Centerville Turnpike CSB314 address: Virginia Beach VA 23463 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 757-226-3555 e-mail: webdomainadmin@cbn.org contact: technical name: IANA Contact organisation: GoDaddy Registry address: 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600 address: Tempe AZ 85281 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 480 505 8800 fax-no: +1 480 624 2546 e-mail: iana@registry.godaddy nserver: A.NIC.CBN 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.192.9 nserver: B.NIC.CBN 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.194.9 nserver: C.NIC.CBN 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.196.9 nserver: NS1.DNS.NIC.CBN 156.154.144.35 2610:a1:1071:0:0:0:0:23 nserver: NS2.DNS.NIC.CBN 156.154.145.35 2610:a1:1072:0:0:0:0:23 nserver: NS3.DNS.NIC.CBN 156.154.159.35 2610:a1:1073:0:0:0:0:23 ds-rdata: 38299 8 2 1907c6c2996fc1df2198492f294525824c6321ae8a891284b0bc74efc2083538 whois: status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: http://www.cbn.com created: 2014-11-20 changed: 2024-05-11 source: IANA