| Namecheap | Hover | Porkbun | Godaddy | Gandi | NameSilo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $26.98 | $32.99 | $22.12 | $41.99 | $38.36 | $24.49 |
The average price of a .news domain is $31.16.
The cheapest place to buy a .news domain is Porkbun for $22.12.
.news is an active top-level domain (TLD) in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) New gTLD Program. The TLD was delegated to the Root Zone on March 21, 2015, making it an official extension for web addresses. Rightside is the manager and registry for this TLD. Prior to its general availability on July 15, 2015, over 1,000 registrations were logged during the trademark sunrise period. Numerous news and media sources, such as Amazon, Fox, Sinclair, and others, registered for .news during this time.
There are restrictions on owning the .news domain due to its association with the media industry and the potential impact on competition. For instance, Amazon received a GAC Early Warning from the representative of Australia and the GAC Chair, Heather Dryden, who expressed concern over the applicant's attempt to secure exclusive access to a common generic string related to a broad market sector. Radix also faced warnings due to their inclusion of an email address associated with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in their applications. These warnings are strong recommendations from national governments to the ICANN Board that a given TLD application should be denied as it stands, and applicants are encouraged to work with objecting GAC members to address their concerns.