Chinese IDN breaks record 央视一套.NET fetches US$100 000

[thegenius1]

In short, a Shanghainese buys back name (央视一套.NET) from a foreign invester for $100K and gives it to the authority for free.

“当初这个域名的开价为2万美金，没想到因‘央视一套’商标事件，对方开出10万美金，好在有朋友的支持，最终我还是决定把这个域名买下来。”何先生表示，赠送这个域名给央视..."
Source:
http://news.163.com/06/0803/08/2NJBN1DJ00011229.html

 

[Robert Allen]

央视一套

Anyone have any idea what that means?

Robert

 

[fab]

Discussion go here
http://www.namepros.com/idn-discussion/224060-record-breaking-chinese-idn-dot-net.html

You don't need to cross posting, thegenius1?

 

[InsideDN]

央视一套

Anyone have any idea what that means?

Robert

You really wanna know? :lol:

It means CCTV1, i.e., China Central TV Channel 1, the real "central" one in China.

 

[lpstong]

A Yang Set or a CCTV set - go to http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt for translation.

and

当初这个域名的开价为2万美金，没想到因‘央视一套’商标事件，对方开出10万美金，好在有朋友的支持， 最终我还是决定把这个域名买下来。”何先生表示，赠送这个域名给央视

means

Initially this domain name initial price was 20,000 Dollar, has not thought of because ' a CCTV set ' the trademark event, opposite party opens 100,000 Dollar, is good in has friend's support, finally I or decided buys this domain name." Mr. He indicated that, bestows this domain name to give CCTV