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Does anyone know the history on this name?
Do a whois look up on Olympics.tv
Then read this old article I found......was this name sold or taken because of trademark issues?
Copyright Business Wire Oct 3, 2000
GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000--Universal Domains, Inc. (OTCBB:UDCCF), an aggressive player in the buying, selling and registering of internet domain names announced today that it has acquired the marquee' web domain "Olympics.tv."
Following the success of the Sydney 2000 games, declared the "best ever" by International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch, Universal feels the addition of Olympics.tv as a timely and valuable asset for the company.
"We are very fortunate to have added such a valuable piece of e- realestate to our domain portfolio." states Alan Brown, President of Universal. He adds, "Having the highest profile domain names available for auction, lease or sale compliments our registration, appraisal, brokering, and domain advertising business."
Universal expects many of the IOC licensed companies, many included in the Fortune 500, to express interest in Olympics.tv to establish their internet presence prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah and even more significant, the return to the Olympics birthplace, the 2004 games in Athens, Greece.
As an example of the major impact the Olympic games have on International Commerce, the Olympic movement will generate about $3.6 billion in revenue between 1997 and 2000. The Olympics are viewed on televisions around the world. NBC will pay the IOC $3.5 billion for the rights to the Olympic games from Sydney 2000 to the 2008 games.
The most recent statistics available as compiled by PC Data Online for the week ended September 23, 2000 show NBC Olympics.com hitting #5 on the top 10 News and Media sites reaching approximately 3.7% of the U.S. home internet population. Olympics.com came in at #7 on the top 10 reaching approximately 2.6% of the home online population.
Universal plans to acquire more of the .tv domain suffixes in the future. The company feels there is a widely established market for the highly recognizable .tv domains, giving companies instant visibility on the web.
Dot tv, Dot cc, Dot ws all work worldwide with the same functionality as dot com or dot net. The highly congested dot com real estate, with much of the useable names already registered, has created excellent opportunities for businesses and individuals to register their own domain names using the newer dot tv, dot cc, dot ws among others available through Universal Domains.cc.
Certain statements contained herein are "forward looking statements" (as such term is defined the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements are based upon the belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made beyond information currently available to the Company's management. Because such "forward looking statements" are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such "forward looking statements" include but are not limited to, competitive factors, general economic condition, customer relations, relationships with vendors, government supervision and regulation, product introductions and acceptance, technological changes in industry practices, and other factors discussed in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Do a whois look up on Olympics.tv
Then read this old article I found......was this name sold or taken because of trademark issues?
Copyright Business Wire Oct 3, 2000
GLENDALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000--Universal Domains, Inc. (OTCBB:UDCCF), an aggressive player in the buying, selling and registering of internet domain names announced today that it has acquired the marquee' web domain "Olympics.tv."
Following the success of the Sydney 2000 games, declared the "best ever" by International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch, Universal feels the addition of Olympics.tv as a timely and valuable asset for the company.
"We are very fortunate to have added such a valuable piece of e- realestate to our domain portfolio." states Alan Brown, President of Universal. He adds, "Having the highest profile domain names available for auction, lease or sale compliments our registration, appraisal, brokering, and domain advertising business."
Universal expects many of the IOC licensed companies, many included in the Fortune 500, to express interest in Olympics.tv to establish their internet presence prior to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah and even more significant, the return to the Olympics birthplace, the 2004 games in Athens, Greece.
As an example of the major impact the Olympic games have on International Commerce, the Olympic movement will generate about $3.6 billion in revenue between 1997 and 2000. The Olympics are viewed on televisions around the world. NBC will pay the IOC $3.5 billion for the rights to the Olympic games from Sydney 2000 to the 2008 games.
The most recent statistics available as compiled by PC Data Online for the week ended September 23, 2000 show NBC Olympics.com hitting #5 on the top 10 News and Media sites reaching approximately 3.7% of the U.S. home internet population. Olympics.com came in at #7 on the top 10 reaching approximately 2.6% of the home online population.
Universal plans to acquire more of the .tv domain suffixes in the future. The company feels there is a widely established market for the highly recognizable .tv domains, giving companies instant visibility on the web.
Dot tv, Dot cc, Dot ws all work worldwide with the same functionality as dot com or dot net. The highly congested dot com real estate, with much of the useable names already registered, has created excellent opportunities for businesses and individuals to register their own domain names using the newer dot tv, dot cc, dot ws among others available through Universal Domains.cc.
Certain statements contained herein are "forward looking statements" (as such term is defined the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements are based upon the belief of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made beyond information currently available to the Company's management. Because such "forward looking statements" are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such "forward looking statements" include but are not limited to, competitive factors, general economic condition, customer relations, relationships with vendors, government supervision and regulation, product introductions and acceptance, technological changes in industry practices, and other factors discussed in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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