Overview
- .review is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) that was created under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- It is a delegated TLD, listed in the DNS root zone.
History
- The .review application was processed as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- On 25 June 2013, Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH) withdrew its application after reaching a partnership and revenue-sharing arrangement with Famous Four Media.
- Famous Four Media (operating as dot Review Limited) became the sole applicant and is the registry operator for .review.
- .review was delegated to the DNS root zone on 26 March 2015.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Applicants and contention:
- Famous Four Media (dot Review Limited) — sole applicant and registry operator after TLDH's withdrawal.
- Donuts (Extra Cover, LLC) applied separately for the plural version, .reviews.
- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. originally applied but withdrew in June 2013 as part of a partnership/revenue-sharing agreement with Famous Four Media.
Operator
dot Review Limited
Whois
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domain: REVIEW
organisation: dot Review Limited
address: 2nd Floor, Leisure Island Business Centre, Ocean Village
address: Gibraltar GX11 1AA
address: Gibraltar
contact: administrative
name: Edgar Charles Andrew Lavarello
organisation: Pricewaterhousecoopers Ltd.
address: 327 Main Street
address: Gibraltar GX11 1AA
address: Gibraltar
phone: +350 200 73520
e-mail: edgar.c.lavarello@gi.pwc.com
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.REVIEW 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.192.10
nserver: B.NIC.REVIEW 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.194.10
nserver: C.NIC.REVIEW 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:10 37.209.196.10
nserver: NS1.DNS.NIC.REVIEW 156.154.169.35 2610:a1:1071:0:0:0:1:23
nserver: NS2.DNS.NIC.REVIEW 156.154.170.35 2610:a1:1072:0:0:0:1:23
nserver: NS3.DNS.NIC.REVIEW 156.154.171.35 2610:a1:1073:0:0:0:1:23
ds-rdata: 55054 8 2 93642d0425c1357dbb5f42be8cfef153324b22d81ee82cef8034541d360ebb52
whois: whois.nic.review
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://nic.review
created: 2015-02-05
changed: 2024-05-11
source: IANA
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