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New generic extensionSince 2014

.media domain registration

The extension of media and content: for the production studio, the ad agency, the channel and the podcast, and for anyone who makes what is watched, heard and read.

Score card

.media 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
2 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .media

.media comes from the English word media: the means of communication and their forms, image, sound and text. It speaks to anyone who makes or publishes content: a production studio, an advertising agency, a news site or an independent creator. It was added to the internet’s root in 2014, and IANA’s record names Binky Moon, LLC as the body responsible for it.

The extension says your field before your name, so it suits a production company, or a large company’s media section that gathers its photos and press releases in one place. It supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing.

We have an offer for its first year, and renewal costs more; work out the following years’ cost before you register. As a new extension it is less familiar than .com to some people, and some mail filters are more cautious with new extensions.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
April 3, 2014
Name’s origin
media
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 .media the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .media says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A video production studio

    Excellent · The first choice

    It says at first sight that you make image and sound, and gathers your work and reels under one name.

    Register it with.media.com

  • A marketing and ad agency

    Good · A good fit

    It suits an agency that makes campaigns and content; .marketing says more if your work is marketing before production.

    Register it with.media.marketing

  • A news site in Saudi Arabia

    Good · A good fit with .com

    .media says you’re a media outlet bringing readers in Saudi Arabia their country’s news; add .com for those who type it out of habit.

    Register it with.media.com

  • A creator or podcast

    Good · A good fit

    An address that gathers your episodes and channels in one place you own, away from the platforms’ shifts.

    Register it with.media.me

  • A company’s press room

    Good · A good fit with .com

    Your site on .com, and your photos and press releases on .media under the same company name.

    Register it with.com.media

  • An online store

    Consider another · Consider .store

    Buyers look for a store, not a media outlet; .store and .com are clearer to them.

    Register it with.store.com

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Your field in your address

    Anyone who reads .media knows you make content before they see your work.

  • One portfolio

    Your photos, clips and campaigns under one name your team sends to every client.

  • Email fit for a media outlet

    news@sada-riyadh.media tells sources and advertisers who is writing to them.

  • A name in Arabic too

    It accepts names in Arabic letters, for an audience that searches in its own language.

And where its value shows

In a video’s end card

A short address read in two seconds.

On a press card

Introduces your outlet before yourself.

In proposals to clients

The address says this is your core work.

In a channel’s description

One link that leads to all your work.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says your field before your name is read
  • 02A word used even in Arabic: “media”
  • 03Covers image, sound and text together
  • 04Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing
  • 05A first-year offer with us

Cons

  • 01Renewal costs more than the first year
  • 02Less familiar than .com to some people
  • 03Broad in meaning, so it doesn’t pin down your exact work

Rules

Registration terms for .media

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.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Register .tv if video is your core work.tv names the screen exactly, and .media stays for the whole outlet.
  2. 2Register your outlet’s name in Arabic too.media takes names in Arabic letters, so register your outlet’s name as your readers in Saudi Arabia write it.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

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FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .media

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Contact support

  • $21 for the first year with an offer, then $55 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 .media 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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