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Demand Media and eNom Sell $500K in Premium .TV Domain Names in First 24 Hours
Day One Success Validates Market Opportunity and Desire for Video-centric TLDs
SANTA MONICA, CA AND BELLEVUE, WA, May 3, 2007 -- Demand Media, Inc., the next-generation web media company, and its wholly owned subsidiary and largest wholesale registrar, eNom ®, announced today .TV domain names sold in the first 24 hours of availability, totaled in approximately $500,000 in sales, not including those pending payment. The premium TLDs were released to market late Monday afternoon after a five-month hiatus, and are available at www.domainsindemand.tv.
Examples of premium domains that were sold in the first day of availability include:
- bands.tv
- bridal.tv
- earth.tv
- fitness.tv
- history.tv
- Malibu.tv
- punk.tv
- realtor.tv
- skateboards.tv
- weekend.tv
- yearbook.tv
The release of premium names on May 1st was timed in conjunction with the introduction of www.me.tv, the first integrated suite of proprietary social media tools that allows anyone to own, program, and share their own personal video-centric website with social networking features and content completely controlled by them. These tools are provided free with the purchase of a .TV domain name purchased through www.me.tv or through an eNom reseller.
About Demand Media, Inc.
The Demand MediaTM proprietary media platform powers the company's popular content properties and highly-trafficked domains providing a diverse new media experience for tens of millions of users. By focusing its cutting-edge, user-driven publishing, community and monetization tools around niche interest verticals, Demand Media offers everyone the ability to publish and partake in the evolution of new media. The privately held company was founded in May 2006 and is based in Santa Monica, CA, with offices in San Francisco and Seattle, WA. For more information about Demand Media, Inc., visit: http://www.demandmedia.com.
© 2007 Demand Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Demand, eNom and Demand Media are trademarks of Demand Media, Inc.
