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Sedo, Verisign Host .TV Domain Auction

Written by Pete Prestipino | Mar 16, 2010 5:00:00 AM

Domain name marketplace Sedo has teamed with registry operator for the .tv domain VeriSign for an exclusive auction of a catalog of 115 premium .tv domain names at the standard registry renewal fee.

Sedo will be auctioning .tv domains, including Beauty.tv, Bloopers.tv, Business.tv, Cable.tv, Films.tv, Finance.tv, Home.tv, Jobs.tv, Lifestyle.tv, Real.tv, and Vacation.tv. The auction begins on Sedo.com on April 1, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EDT and ends on April 8, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The complete list of .tv domain names available for auction at Sedo can be found at www.sedo.tv.

"VeriSign is pleased to offer these highly desired .tv domain names through auction. These web addresses have tremendous appeal, as they are industry neutral, with a great number of possible applications for each name," said Tom Correia, VeriSign's .tv Product Manager. "We selected Sedo, an industry leader with a large global reach, to be the auction platform for our first-ever .tv Registry auction."