Bulk transfer during Q1 hits revenue at Tucows. Domain name company Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported second quarter 2018 earnings after the market closed yesterday. Revenue fell 4% year-over-year to $81.1 million. This was not a surprise and it mostly ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Regional court in Germany to reconsider Whois data GDPR case
· Policy & LawCourt exercises its option to re-evaluate its ruling before kicking appeal up to higher court. A German court that ruled against an injunction last month in a Whois data dispute will reconsider its decision. ICANN filed a legal action in Bonn after ... Continue Reading1 Comment
My thoughts on Tucows’ earnings report
· Domain RegistrarsTucows reported nice increases in revenue and income. There are changes afoot in its business, though. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) reported first quarter earnings after the market closed Wednesday. The headline numbers are: Net revenue up 38% YoY to $95.8 ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Consensus be damned: here’s how transfers will work at Tucows after GDPR
· Domain RegistrarsTucows will follow TechOps subcommittee recommendation for domain transfers as ICANN figures out what to do. Here's the thing about GDPR and domain name registrars/registries: if they wait for ICANN to figure out how to address GDPR, it will be too ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Tucows changes domain name price structure
· Domain RegistrarsNew pricing structure draws ire of some customers. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX), owner of the dominant reseller domain name platforms Enom and OpenSRS, is introducing new pricing on both of its platforms. The pricing is not uniform across the brands. The ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Court orders Tucows to transfer 3.2 million domains to Namecheap
· Domain RegistrarsWith deadline looming, injunction forces Tucows to transfer domains. A Washington State court has ordered Tucows to transfer 3.2 million .com and .net domain names to Namecheap, and an appeals court has denied (pdf) Tucow's motion for an emergency ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows responds to Namecheap’s lawsuit over domain transfers
· Domain RegistrarsTucows suggests alternative methods of transferring domain names. Enom's parent company Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) has filed its first response to a lawsuit brought by Namecheap last month. Namecheap, an Enom reseller, wants Tucows to bulk transfer four ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Tucows shares up 12% today
· Domain RegistrarsInvestors liked Tucows' earnings report. Shares in Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) shot up 12% today to close at $59.20 after the company reported earnings yesterday afternoon. The company's record earnings per share and revenue were driven primarily by its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows revenue jumps on Enom acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsEnom propels topline and earnings growth at Tucows. Domain name and network access services company Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) reported a big jump in year-over-year revenue and earnings for Q2 thanks to the integration of domain registrar Enom, which it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Tucows expects $20 million EBITDA/year from “opportunistic” eNom acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsTucows expects fast contribution from eNom, which has booked losses at Rightside. Domain name and communications company Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) didn't plan to acquire two domain name businesses over the past year, but the opportunities were too good to ... Continue Reading4 Comments