Company says its registry operations are showing steady growth despite delays and low demand for new TLDs. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) issued its interim financial report for the first half of 2014 today. The company, which is the backend registry ... Continue Reading2 Comments
CentralNic invests in .Tickets TLD winner, valuing it at $13.5 million
· Domain SalesRegistry pumps money into .tickets auction victor. Domain name registry CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has invested $1.62 million in Accent Media Ltd, which the latter used to help acquired the .Tickets TLD in a private auction. Accent Media Ltd beat ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CentralNic buys domain name registrar Internet.bs (IBS)
· Domain RegistrarsCentralNic gobbles of up large domain name registrar in $7.5 million deal. Publicly traded CentralNic (LSE: CNIC) has purchased Bahamian domain name registrar Internet.bs (IBS). The move gives CentralNic, currently positioned as a registry, a strong ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Radix boots ARI in favor of CentralNic
· ServicesCentralNic picks up contracts for new TLDs from rival. New top level domain name applicant Radix has selected CentralNic to be the backend registry provider for its .website, .host, .space and .press top level domain names. Radix had originally ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CentralNic offers financing for new TLD auctions as well as working capital
· UncategorizedCentralNic will back new TLD applicants at auction and provide working capital. With ICANN's auctions to settle new TLD contention sets coming soon, and applicants realizing they might need more money to launch their TLDs than previously expected, a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CentralNic buys Mex.com. Yourname.Mex.com coming soon?
· ServicesDomain name company picks up Mex.com at auction and will likely use it to sell subdomains. Last month I wrote about an auction at Sedo for Mex.com. The auction closed for 29,111 EUR. The domain has changed hands and the buyer is domain name company ... Continue Reading5 Comments
CentralNic reports results: revenue up 16%
· ServicesCentralNic profit spikes in first half of year. Domain name registry CentralNic (AIM: CNIC), which went public last month, has released interim results for the first half of 2013. For the first half of 2013, the company pulled in £1,735 million in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic business model will cause lots of new TLD confusion
· ServicesSelling registrations under second level domains that match new TLD strings will increase confusion as new TLDs launch. Earlier this month CentralNic went public, largely on the promise that new top level domain names can generate significant revenue ... Continue Reading12 Comments
CentralNic goes public: a look at the numbers
· Domain RegistrarsCentralNic went public yesterday. Here are some of the company's financials. Yesterday CentralNic, a company best known for offering third level domain names similar to ccTLDs, went public. The company plans to use proceeds for a number of purposes, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
CentralNic plans IPO
· ServicesDomain name registry plans to file for initial public offering. Domain name registry and backend services provider CentralNic is planning to officially announce an initial public offering tomorrow, The Telegraph reports. The company, which today is ... Continue Reading1 Comment
