FWIW, Verisign buys .tv registry rights

[Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>]

> Verisign Buys .tv Web Domain for $45 Million
>
> MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Internet address and security provider
> VeriSign Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSN - news) said on Monday it bought exclusive
> worldwide registry rights for ``.tv'' Web addresses, paying $45 million for
> .tv Corp International.
>
> VeriSign said it expects the cash deal, which closed on Dec. 31, to add less
> than $1 million of revenues and $7 million to $10 million of net deferred
> revenues to fourth-quarter results.
>
> The .tv top-level domain was owned by the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu.
>
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020107/wr/verisign_domain_dc_1.html