Dot TV Domains for Media Websites
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What is a dot TV Domain?
A Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) extension represents a country such as .us for the USA or .ca for Canada. Other ccTLD's are being adopted for their familiar meanings such as .fm and .tv
Technically the extension .tv represents the island nation of Tuvalu, however it's popular use as an acronym for 'television' has given it life as a popular domain extension for entertainment and broadcast websites featuring rich video content.
TV Trends
On December 14, 2006, VeriSign announced an alliance with Demand Media, run by ex-MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt to market the .tv Top Level Domain Name (TLD) as the preferred web address for rich media content.
This graphic from Google Trends shows .tv growth to date.
“From Major League Baseball and Ultimate Fighting Championships to MTV Music Videos .TV is here!”
The Best of .TV
Vote for the best .tv websites here!
Feel free to add your favorites.
(All entries are moderated .tv domains only!)
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Film Fights TV
The best movie fight scenes.1 point
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http://www.dottvdevelopers.tv
Dot TV Developers is Unity 4 Humanity, Inc.'s .tv more...1 point
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http://dottvondemand.tv/
Dot TV On Demand® is the official listing of Deve more...1 point
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Broadway.tv
Experiencing a New York Broadway play or musical t more...0 points
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hollywood.tv
Celebrity News0 points
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whistle.tv
Watch free videos on whistle.tv. Now Playing: The more...0 points
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http://www.namebroker.tv
Domain Broker specialising in .tv domain names0 points
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gofishing.tv
New fishing videos from around the world0 points
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Pattern.tv
Motion graphics and film directed by Santiago Idel more...0 points
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Knucklehead.tv
Web design and web development in Perth is KNUCKLE more...0 points
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www.my-media.tv
dynamic digital signage0 points
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GBH: Music Events, Guest Lists, Music Videos
DJs, bands, music videos and new york events0 points
Register a .TV Domain Name
The best keyword TV domains are mostly spoken for and can be found on the aftermarket at sites such as eBay however many good brandable.tv names are still available for fresh registration.Unlike some country code extensions .TV domains are available for anyone to register. They are slightly more expensive then .com or .net in most cases running about $30 per year.
I recommend GoDaddy as an established trusted registrar.
“.tv is a popular domain extension for entertainment and broadcast websites with rich video content.”
Reader Feedback
What do you think of .tv domains?
Dot TV Hot or Not?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand by.tv is Hot
DotTV says:
With the transition to Digital Television Broadcasting Signals, the Internet Television Merger almost complete, and technological shifts in gadgets and website design (content management systems)--soon ?Television? as we know it will be 100% customized and interactive. Many popular televisions are already infused with Bluetooth, soon to have Web Browsers and Web 2.0/3.0 features, and TELEVISION SIGNALS will be originating from Dot TV Channels (.tv domains). ?Genius? is to know today what will be commonplace tomorrow. The Dot TV Golden Age is upon us and since 2006 Unity 4 Humanity, Inc. is largely responsible for defining, pioneering, and structuring the world of Dot TV.
Posted February 17, 2009
.tv is Bogus
ratetea says:
I'm not a big fan of TV, and I think the association with TV cheapens the domain name. If you are going to go with a domain other than .com, I think .net, .us, .org, or other more neutral domains are usually a better choice, unless your site is specifically about TV or oriented towards a TV audience.
Posted September 22, 2011
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TV Domain Blog Posts
- Feds Seize Sports Streaming Domains in New Super Bowl Crackdown
- TV domain belongs to islands of Tuvalu, but is operated by the US-based company Verisign. Last year there was a similar round of domain seizures during the lead up to the largest American sports broadcast. At the time the feds seized a dozen domains ...
- Illegal sports streams: the USA seizes sites
- TorrentFreak notes that this is the first time that a .tv domain name which belongs to the country of Tuval has been seized, pointing out that it is managed by VeriSign (an enterprise based in the United States). It would appear that access to ...
- Feds Seize 307 Sports Domains Ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl
- Our message is simple: abiding by intellectual property rights laws is not optional. It's the law. Some sites have appeared to have slipped through the DHS's clutches and set up elsewhere. This also marks the first instance of a .TV domain seizure.
Reader Feedback
Do you frequent any .tv websites?
Please let us know what you think about the .tv domain extension or if you have any comments about this lens.
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thickntech
Dec 16, 2011 @ 3:16 pm | delete
- I've been struggling to start a site that host shows. (Our own native shows) and I've always been for the .TV domain. There's just something classic about it...One thing is that the shows aren't going to be aired on Television, Is it still ok to use a .tv domain?
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Timewarp
Dec 16, 2011 @ 8:24 pm | delete
- Yes you could still use a .tv domain, it has no special requirements for how you use it. If your "native shows" are for a specific region you could also use a country code domain like .de .ca .it ect.
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ratetea
Sep 22, 2011 @ 2:45 pm | delete
- I think the .TV domain name makes some sense for sites that are really about television, such as TV networks, or the official sites of various TV shows. But for a general website, I think TV has a cheap connotation. Other extensions, such as .net (connoting the web, or networking), or .us (connoting a US audience) seem more appropriate in these cases. It's all about the connotation you want. TV very strongly evokes the subject of television, so if the site isn't about television, I think it just looks cheap.
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DotTV
Feb 17, 2009 @ 2:19 pm | delete
- The information on this page about DotTV merely scratches the surface.
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Timewarp
May 24, 2008 @ 11:55 pm | delete
- 800 okay, thats reasonable...on some planets ;)
very impressive, i have 3 but i think ill get the other one i was thinking of after hearing that heh.
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