Country extensionSince 1996
.tv domain registration
Tuvalu’s extension, which the world reads as “TV”: two letters for your channel, your stream and your video content, telling anyone who sees the link that something to watch awaits there.
Score card
.tv in six cells
Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.
- Trust
- 4 out of 5
- Easy to remember
- 5 out of 5
- Global reach
- 3 out of 5
- Price stability
- 5 out of 5
- Short names available
- 3 out of 5
- Local meaning
- 2 out of 5
Overview
What is .tv
.tv entered the internet’s root in 1996 as the extension of Tuvalu, the island nation in the Pacific, and its manager in the IANA record is Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations in its government. Because the two letters are read everywhere as short for television, its operator, GoDaddy Registry, presents it as the extension for video, streaming and everything watchable.
.tv doesn’t require you to be in Tuvalu: anyone, person or company, from any country, can register it, with no documents. It suits channels, content creators, production companies and streaming platforms, and anyone who wants an address that says “watch” before it’s clicked. It supports DNSSEC signing, but it has no table for Arabic letters in IANA’s records.
What you should know: its price with us is higher than .com, though fixed every year, and its short, common words were taken long ago. And what it says about video makes it narrower than .com: a company that doesn’t produce video content, or a store, gains nothing from its meaning.
- Type
- Country extension (ccTLD)
- In the root since
- March 18, 1996
- Name’s origin
- Tuvalu; also read as TV
- Responsible body
- Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Not supported
Who it suits
For your field: is .tv the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .tv says in each, and which extension completes it.
A video or streaming channel
Excellent · The first choice
Two letters that say “watch” before the link opens; add .com for those who forget the extension.
Register it with.tv.com
A video production company
Good · A good fit
An address saying your work is picture and sound; add .media for the news and work you publish.
Register it with.tv.media
A content creator
Good · A good fit
A short link gathering your channel and episodes; add .me for your personal page.
Register it with.tv.me
A channel or show in Lebanon
Good · A good fit
Two letters your viewers in Lebanon and around the world understand; add .show for a program with a name of its own.
Register it with.tv.show
A company or brand
Consider another · Consider .com
If video isn’t your work, .tv’s meaning adds nothing to your company, and everyone knows .com.
Register it with.com.co
An online store
Consider another · Consider .store
Buyers look for a store they can trust, and .store or .shop says “store,” not “channel.”
Register it with.store.shop
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
Says “video” in two letters
Whoever sees the link understands there’s something to watch behind it, and clicks it to watch.
One address for your stream
A link like hikayat-beirut.tv leading to the live stream or the latest episodes, wherever you publish them.
Email for the channel
news@hikayat-beirut.tv is an address that tells guests and advertisers they’re writing to a channel.
No conditions, no documents
A country code anyone, person or company, from any country can register.
And where its value shows
At the end of every episode
A short link, said and shown on screen.
On screen during the stream
Two letters that don’t cover the picture.
In video descriptions
Leads viewers to all your episodes.
On the radio and in ads
Said as “dot TV” and understood by all.
Pros and cons
What you should know before you register
Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.
Pros
- 01Two letters the world reads as “TV”
- 02Says “video” for a channel, a stream or a content creator
- 03Open to everyone from any country, with no documents
- 04One price with us, the first year and every renewal
- 05In the internet’s root since 1996, and supports DNSSEC signing
Cons
- 01Its meaning is narrow for anyone who doesn’t make video
- 02Its price with us is higher than .com
- 03Short, common words were taken long ago
- 04Doesn’t support names in Arabic
Rules
Registration terms for .tv
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
- Not supported
- Registration term
- 1 to 10 years
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Privacy protection
- Not prohibited by the registry’s policy
- Transfer
- With an EPP code, 60 days after registration or the last transfer; 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.
- 02Renewal graceUp to 45 daysAfter expiry the registry keeps a renewal grace period, within what the registrar allows.
- 03Redemption30 daysOnce deleted, it can be redeemed for an extra redemption fee.
- 04Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.
Tips
Before you register
- 1The same channel name on every platformGive .tv the name you use on video platforms, so viewers find you by the same name wherever they search.
- 2A name that works on airPick a name before .tv that’s understood when said in Arabic at the end of an episode, with no need to spell it out.
- 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 .tv
- .eventsFor a concert or an occasion streamed and followed.$31 first year
- .mediaFor all that’s published in picture, sound and news.$21 first year
- .showSays “show” for a program or a concert.$25 first year
- .comThe best known, if your name is free in it.$17 first year
- .digitalFor digital content published on every platform.$8 first year
- .meFor a content creator presenting themselves by name.$36 first year
FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .tv
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$55 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.
Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents and no location requirements.
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 year is added to its term.
The .tv registry allows a renewal grace period of up to 45 days after expiry, within what the registrar allows. If the name is deleted, it can be redeemed within 30 days for a redemption fee; then it is deleted for good after 5 days and is free again.
No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .tv, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.
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