New generic extensionSince 2015
.show domain registration
The extension of the show: for the theater, the program, the concert and the exhibition, and for every work presented to an audience that needs an address for its dates and news.
Score card
.show in six cells
Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.
- Trust
- 3 out of 5
- Easy to remember
- 4 out of 5
- Global reach
- 2 out of 5
- Price stability
- 3 out of 5
- Short names available
- 4 out of 5
- Local meaning
- 1 out of 5
Overview
What is .show
.show comes from the English word show, in all its forms: a play, a program, a concert or a trade show. It speaks to theater troupes, presenters and show organizers, and to anyone presenting work to an audience. It was added to the internet’s root in 2015, and IANA’s record names Binky Moon, LLC as the body responsible for it.
A short word people know, it suits work with a season, dates and tickets. It supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing, so a troupe can register its name as it is written on the poster, and gather all its shows under it.
We have an offer for its first year, and renewal costs more. Its broad meaning cuts both ways: it covers every kind of show but names none, so let the name before the dot say what you present. And it is less familiar than .com to some people.
- Type
- New generic extension (new gTLD)
- In the root since
- April 9, 2015
- Name’s origin
- show
- Responsible body
- Binky Moon, LLC
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Supported (IDN)
Who it suits
For your field: is .show the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .show says in each, and which extension completes it.
A theater troupe
Excellent · The first choice
Shows, dates and cast under one name written on the poster and the ticket.
Register it with.show.art
A program or podcast
Good · A good fit
It suits a program with episodes and an audience; .media is broader if you have more than one.
Register it with.show.media
A trade show
Good · A good fit
A page for the fair, its dates and exhibitors, with the organizer on .com.
Register it with.show.com
A concert or festival in Bahrain
Good · A good fit with .events
.show says it’s a show, and .events gathers its dates and tickets for its audience in Bahrain.
Register it with.show.events
A performer
Good · A good fit
A place for your clips and show dates; your name in .me is your personal site.
Register it with.show.me
A services company
Consider another · Consider .com
A customer asking for a service isn’t looking for a show; .com is clearer to them.
Register it with.com.solutions
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
An address for tickets and dates
The audience knows where to find the next show’s date and venue.
Your clips in their place
Clips, photos and posters under the show’s name, not scattered across platforms.
Email for audiences and sponsors
info@masrah-muharraq.show is where sponsors and journalists reach the troupe.
Said on stage
A short word the host says at the end of the show, and the audience remembers it.
And where its value shows
On the poster
A short line under the show’s name.
On the ticket
Leads to the date and the venue.
At the end of an episode
The host says it and it sticks.
In sponsor emails
Email in the show’s name, not a person’s.
Pros and cons
What you should know before you register
Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.
Pros
- 01A short word people know
- 02Covers every show before an audience
- 03Short names easier to find than in .com
- 04Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing
- 05A first-year offer with us
Cons
- 01Renewal costs more than the first year
- 02A broad meaning that doesn’t say what kind of show
- 03Less familiar than .com to some people
Rules
Registration terms for .show
What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- Documents
- None required
- Name length
- Up to 63 characters
- Characters
- a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
- Names in Arabic
- Supported (IDN)
- Registration term
- 1 to 10 years
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Privacy protection
- Optional, for a separate fee
- Transfer
- 60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term
Life cycle
From registration until the name is free again
What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.
- 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
- 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
- 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
- 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
- 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
- 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.
Tips
Before you register
- 1Name the troupe, not the seasonA season ends and the troupe stays; give each season a page under the same name.
- 2Say it aloud at every showShow is said as it’s written, so make it the last thing the audience hears.
- 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
- 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
- 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
- 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.
Nearby extensions
If your name is taken in .show
FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .show
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$25 for the first year with an offer, then $48 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.
Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.
Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.
We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.
Yes. The body responsible for .show has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.
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