.news

Overview

• .news is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) intended for news, media and journalism-related sites.
• It was applied for and operated within ICANN's New gTLD Program and is categorized under Media.

History

• The .news string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 21 March 2015 and implemented the same day.
• Rightside is the manager and registry for .news.
• The TLD reached General Availability on July 15, 2015.
• During the trademark sunrise period prior to General Availability, the TLD logged over 1,000 registrations.

Usage and Audience

• Typical users: news organizations, media companies, publishers and broadcasters.
• Several established news/media sources registered .news domains during the sunrise period, including Amazon, Fox and Sinclair.
• Adoption was driven by media industry interest and trademark-protected registrations during sunrise.

Registration Rules

• The launch included a trademark sunrise period during which over 1,000 names were registered by trademark holders.
• General Availability began on July 15, 2015.
• The source material does not provide further technical or policy details (such as eligibility criteria, character sets or minimum/maximum registration periods).

SEO and Brand Impact

• The TLD is positioned for media and news branding; many publishers and broadcasters adopted .news names early in the launch.
• The .news string drew attention from large applicants and governments during the application phase: for example, Amazon's application received a GAC Early Warning noting concerns about exclusive access to a generic string and potential competition effects.

Notable Cases or Examples

• Rightside: successful applicant and current registry/operator for .news.
• Notable registrants (during sunrise): Amazon, Fox, Sinclair.
• Contested or notable applicants/former applicants included Radix, Uniregistry, Famous Four Media (dot News Limited), Primer Nivel and Merchant Law Group LLP.
• Amazon received a GAC Early Warning during the application process citing concerns that exclusive control of a generic industry string could affect competition.
• Radix also received a GAC Early Warning as a portfolio applicant flagged by the U.S. Government during the application review process.

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domain:       NEWS

organisation: Dog Beach, 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

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nserver:      V0N3.NIC.NEWS 161.232.16.3 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:3
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.NEWS 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:3 65.22.35.3
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.NEWS 161.232.17.3 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata:     39979 8 2 40c36d4b7aff71b956abbfd5710bb34dbdab3f020d58cb613da94fc359e63c36

whois:        whois.nic.news

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

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