Back in December Mike wrote about how GM.tv and 13.tv were being held back and reserved by Verisign.
At the time Verisign said they were holding these back for promotional purposes. In the past Verisign did this with a few other short .tv domains like G.tv.
Domain Name: G.TV
Domain ID: 97041820
Updated Date: 2012-05-10T18:50:28Z
Creation Date: 2011-05-27T04:01:07Z
Expiration Date: 2021-05-27T04:01:07Z
Sponsoring Registrar: .TV RESERVED DOMAINS
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 9998
Domain Status: SERVER-UPDATE-PROHIBITED
Name Server: No nameserver
DNSSEC: Unsigned delegation
So a couple weeks back HD.tv was supposed to drop and the same thing happened. I called Verisign but the person on the phone did not want to speak about it and wanted me to email the marketing department.
Here is that back and forth:
Dear Raymond,
Thank you for inquiry regarding reserved .TV Domains. .TV reserved domains are domains that are not available for purchase because these domains are reserved. These domains are reserved at the registry level for use in specialized promotions aimed at generating significant brand awareness and adoption of the .tv tld. Please visit the following link for more information regarding .TV domain names.
Jaipal
Customer Service
Verisign
I know what reserved domains are, I am asking are you going to reserve all L and LL.tv domains ? Like you reserved Gm.tv and Hd.tv. Right now Fa.tv and Tw.tv are in redemption, will they be reserved ? Thank you
Raymond,
Thank you for contacting Verisign Support. Unfortunately we do cannot disclose what domains may or may not be reserved in the future. Those decisions will be made by the appropriate teams within the company when they determine there is a need or reason to do so.
If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best Regards,
Phil
Customer Service
Verisign
VerisignInc.com
So now I have another person replying, Phil, to which I asked, So what you are saying is you are not holding back all L.tv and LL.tv domains that are dropping ? I want to know if any will drop you should be able to answer that question.
Raymond,
Thank you for contacting Verisign Support. Unfortunately that information is not available to the public. We cannot tell you if a domain will be reserved or not. We apologize we cannot assist you with any addition information on this.
If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best Regards,
Phil
Customer Service
Verisign
This is getting borderline ridiculous, I am asking you is there policy where Verisign is now holding back all L.tv and LL.tv either you are or you aren’t.
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