Under the renewed agreement, both companies to build the .tv brand as the destination for video and rich media content on the Internet.
eNom,Inc, an ICANN accredited domain registrar, today announced the renewal of their domain name services agreement with VeriSign, a provider of Internet infrastructure services, under which it serves as the registrar for premium .tv domain names. The company states that under the renewed agreement, both companies have reinforced their commitment to building the .tv brand as the destination for video and rich media content on the Internet. It avers that according to VeriSign, the .tv domain has experienced annual growth of over 60 percent for the .tv base and a doubling of new .tv domain name registrations.
''We are very excited about extending our relationship with VeriSign on .tv. We are generating a lot of momentum around branding .tv as the destination site for rich media,'' said Chris Sheridan, vice president of sales for eNom. ''With VeriSign's continued branding efforts, our eNom Resellers should be well positioned to participate in the continued positive growth of this popular extension.''
''VeriSign has long believed that .tv is a global brand which everyone understands to mean television and video on the web,'' said Jill McNabb, director of naming services at VeriSign. ''eNom and its parent company, Demand Media, have been crucial in building the .tv brand by sharing their channel sales and social media expertise to help us communicate this message with its family of resellers and the general consumer marketplace.''