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Verisign reported third quarter 2026 revenue of $443 million, up 5.7 percent from a year earlier, and said its .com and .net base grew 6.1 percent to 182.5 million registrations. The registry operator also announced a quarterly dividend and share repurchases.
Source: investor.verisign.com published on
Tobias Sattler, publisher of Domain Brief, has co-founded the consultancy TLD Support with three partners. The firm reviews domain and hosting companies before a takeover and supports the integration that follows.
Source: Domain Brief original in German published on
Sam Desai, founder and CEO of venture investment platform Hiive.com, says the company paid $3.5 million for Clarity.com and now redirects its old site to the new domain. He compared the price with other large .com sales.
Source: dnjournal.com published on
LEMARIT managing director Martin Küchenthal tells Domain Brief the first dotBRAND extensions from the 2012 round could become reachable at the earliest in late 2027. He also discusses contention sets and how applicants may respond.
Source: Domain Brief original in German published on
SIDN, the registry that runs the .nl domain, has appointed Anne Fleur van Veenstra as co-CEO and Executive Board member, starting 1 January 2027. Loek Bakker will succeed current CEO Roelof Meijer, who retires on 1 May 2027.
Source: sidn.nl original in Dutch published on
IONOS and Team Internet had named no buyer for Sedo or Team Internet's DIS division by September 30, while smaller hosting firms kept acquiring. Gen Digital reportedly approached GoDaddy, which has not confirmed it.
Source: webhosting.today published on
Wewi Mobile still uses the Finetwork brand and finetwork.com after its deadline to stop passed on October 10, while Vodafone Spain, which bought the brand, waits for a court to settle Wewi's ownership.
Source: bandaancha.eu original in Spanish published on