.movie

Overview

• .movie is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) string representing "movie".
• It was created through ICANN's New gTLD Program and is delegated in the DNS root zone.
• The registry operator for .movie is Donuts (New Frostbite, LLC).

History

• The proposed application for .movie succeeded and the string was delegated to the Root Zone on 25 March 2015.
• .movie is listed as a delegated generic TLD under ICANN's New gTLD Program and is managed by Donuts (New Frostbite, LLC).

Applicants and contention

• Current applicants (listed in application/contestation phase) included:

  • Motion Picture Domain Registry Pty Ltd
  • Google (Charleston Road Registry Inc.)
  • Famous Four Media (dot Movie Limited) — submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC)
  • Donuts (New Frostbite, LLC) — applied and submitted a Public Interest Commitment (PIC)
  • Amazon

• Previous or withdrawn applicants:

  • Radix (Webdeus Inc.) — withdrawn (first applicant to drop out of the contention set, May 2013)
  • Dish DBS Corporation — withdrawn; noted as a withdrawn "closed generic" application
  • STRAAT Investments — submitted an application

• GAC Early Warnings: Applications from Amazon and Dish received GAC Early Warnings issued by Australia / GAC Chair Heather Dryden, citing concerns that the applicants were "seeking exclusive access to a common generic string" and potential negative impacts on competition.

• ICANN auction: The string was scheduled to go to ICANN auction on 19 November 2014 during the contention resolution process.

Notable cases or examples

• Donuts (New Frostbite, LLC) is the delegated registry operator for .movie.
• Both Famous Four Media and Donuts submitted Public Interest Commitments as part of their applications.
• The application process for .movie included GAC Early Warnings and an ICANN auction, notable events in the delegation timeline.

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domain:       MOVIE

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.MOVIE 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:26 65.22.32.26
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.MOVIE 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:26 65.22.33.26
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.MOVIE 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:26 65.22.34.26
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.MOVIE 161.232.16.26 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:26
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.MOVIE 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:26 65.22.35.26
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.MOVIE 161.232.17.26 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:26
ds-rdata:     391 8 2 0c93d08a6111d49129ac112076adf54b8b8e8975eb6f334372c8ce498664c422

whois:        whois.nic.movie

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2015-03-12
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA