The continued explosive growth in online video is making .TV an extremely relevant extension for reaching target audiences and site visitors and engaging them in new and exciting ways. The auction provides a unique opportunity to acquire .TV domain names and join the wealth of savvy businesses and content creators who are successfully using .TV.
For more information, see the news release below:
SnapNames and Moniker to Auction Sought-After .tv Domain Names [news release]
Air.tv, Stocks.tv, Bargains.tv, Big.tv, Lawyers.tv to be Auctioned in March
LOS ANGELES (March 9, 2011) — SnapNames® and Moniker®, both Oversee.net companies, today announced that they have teamed with VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, to auction previously reserved registry and third party .tv domain names at SnapNames.com.
The continued explosive growth in online video is making .tv an extremely relevant extension for reaching target audiences and site visitors and engaging them in new and exciting ways. The auction will provide a rare opportunity to acquire highly desired .tv domain names and join the wealth of savvy businesses and content creators who are successfully using .tv.
The auction begins Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at noon US Eastern Time (09:00 US Pacific Time), and will run through Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 15:15. US Eastern Time (12:15 US Pacific Time.) This online auction features sought-after single-word and two-character .tv domain names, including:
- Air.tv
- Stocks.tv
- Bargains.tv
- Streaming.tv
- Lawyers.tv
- Specials.tv
- Rewards.tv
- Big.tv
- QA.tv
- ER.tv
- VA.tv
- SW.tv
Details can be found at: www.moniker.tv
Auction and .tv Promotion at SXSW
The auction and a $12.99 .tv domain name registration promotion will be
featured at the SXSW Mashable House event on March 13 and 14, 2011,
sponsored by .tv, Pepsi, Skifta and Sony. To attend the Mashable event
at Buffalo Billiards in Austin, Tex., visit: sxswi.eventbrite.com. .tv domain name registrations are also available at $12.99 through April 30 at www.moniker.tv.
“The power of video in search results is increasingly recognized and .tv
is a very effective way to announce that a website contains video or
other rich media,” said Craig Snyder, vice president and general manager
of Oversee.net’s Aftermarket Division. "We’re delighted that VeriSign
chose to collaborate with Moniker and SnapNames for this premium .tv
domain names auction. Our online auction platform provides opportunities
to reach those at the forefront of interactive and online product
innovation.”
A .tv domain name is the best way to signal that a site has video,
animation, audio or streaming content. From the web address alone, users
know to expect playable content and an interactive online experience,
key components for engaging visitor traffic. In addition, research
continues to validate the power of video. eMarketer estimates that in
2011, 68.2 percent of United States Internet users, or 158.1 million
people, are watching video content online each month, and by 2015, that
figure will increase to 76 percent of Internet users, or 195.5 million
people. In the same period, online video advertising spending will
surge from $1.97 billion to $5.71 billion.
“Verisign is thrilled
to work with SnapNames and Moniker to give companies and individuals an
opportunity to get ahead of the trend and gain access to the most
valuable .tv domain names available,” said Tom Correia, Verisign’s .tv
product manager. “With more people watching online video every day, we
are seeing tremendous demand and anticipation to acquire premium .tv
domain names through these exciting events.”
About Oversee.net’s Aftermarket and Registrar Division
Comprised
of Moniker® and SnapNames®, Oversee's Aftermarket and Registrar
Division offers businesses and individual investors an array of services
for domain name registration, acquisition, management, appraisal,
brokerage and sales. As a top ten registrar, Moniker introduced the live
domain name auction concept. SnapNames operates the largest auction of
expired and deleting domain names and gives its customers exclusive
first access to the world's most valuable names every day. For more
information, visit www.moniker.com and www.snapnames.com.