BRS Media’s dotFM Launches Language-Specific Internationalized Domain Names

October 25, 2016
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BRS Media’s dotFM Launches Language-Specific Internationalized Domain Names

The .FM TLD is now available in over 170 different languages and scripts worldwide

San Francisco, CA. October 25, 2016 –  BRS Media, a diverse and growing media e-commerce firm that assists traditional and interactive media companies build and brand on the power of the Internet, today announced that dotFM, the .FM Top-Level Domain Registry, has launched Internationalized Domain Names or IDNs. Internationalized domain names (IDNs) are domain names or websites that are displayed as multilingual Web addresses, in the non-English languages, as an example, http://域名.fm

“We are thrilled to now offer the .FM Top-Level Domain in language-specific script or IDNs,” remarked George T. Bundy, Chairman & CEO of BRS Media Inc. “Internationalized Domain Names allow the global community to use a .FM domain name in their native language or script, making it easier to create, memorize and relate to dotFM domain names worldwide. Multilingual Web addresses will extend and improve International brand recognition under .FM TLD.”

Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) improve the global accessibility and functionality of the .FM TLD by allowing users to register domain names in non-English languages. Language-specific scripts supported include: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish and many more.

Internationalized Domain Names assist and promote multilingual Internet users and are now available under the top-level .FM, as well as, .RADIO.fm and .RADIO.am SLDs.

BRS Media has pioneered the ‘multimedia’ domain space since launching the .FM & .AM Top Level Domains in 1998. Since that time, the .FM Brand Registry Service has evolved to meet the growing demand and creativity of the clientele. Today, the comprehensive portfolio of registrants not only includes broadcasters, Internet radio and the music community, but also interactive companies, premier social media ventures and podcast entrepreneurs worldwide. Some of the world’s most innovative .FM brands include; Overcast.fm, CarrieUnderwood.fm, Earbud.fm, Rainmaker.fm, Douban.fm, Jazz.fm, Dubtrack.fm, Coca-Cola.fm, Summertime.fm, among thousands more.

The .FM Top-Level Domain is available directly from dotFM (https://dot.fm), as well as, through most ICANN Accredited Registrars (https://get.fm/registrars) like: Go Daddy, Name.com, Gandi.net, DirectNic, Hexonet, Hong Kong based 耐思尼克 under iisp.com and many more. Information about .FM Internationalized Domain Names is available at https://Get.fm/idn

About BRS Media Inc:

Based in the South of Market district (SoMa) of San Francisco CA, BRS Media (http://brsmedia.wpengine.com) was established in 1995, and is celebrating over 20 years Online, featured as one of the fastest growing privately held companies by the SF Business Times and Inc. Magazine for five consecutive years. Its portfolio of leading online properties includes: dotFM® & dotAM®, spotlighting Domain Innovation and Brand Registry Services for media based .FM and .AM domains; .RADIO.am & .RADIO.fm, Internet Radio’s only truly Open & Innovative Domain Extentions and @RADIO.am & @RADIO.fm, Premium Web-based Email Services; dotFM and dotAM are registered trademarks of BRS Media, Inc.

Junaid Siddiqui

BRS Media Inc.

Email: jsiddiqui@brsmedia.fm

BRS Media’s dotFM Announces .FM Launched on CentralNic Top-Level Domain Registry Platform.

August 3, 2016
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BRS Media’s dotFM Announces .FM Launched on CentralNic Top-Level Domain Registry Platform.

The .FM is now available on CentralNic’s state of the art, proprietary technical backend registry service.

 

San Francisco, CA. August 3, 2016 –  BRS Media, a diverse and growing media e-commerce firm that assists traditional and interactive media companies build and brand on the power of the Internet, today announced that dotFM, the .FM Top-Level Domain Registry, has been successfully deployed on the CentralNic Registry Platform.  

CentralNic is the exclusive wholesaler for over 30 new Top-Level Domain extensions, including .xyz, .site, .online, .website, .space, and .tech, which are ranked among the top twenty five most subscribed new Top-Level Domain extensions. One in three of all domains registered under new TLDs globally uses the CentralNic platform, ranking CentralNic as the leading global supplier with approximately 8 million of these domains under management.

“We are thrilled to be working with CentralNic, with a global network of 1,500 registrars and 100,000 resellers, this migration will significantly increase the retail footprint of the .FM, .RADIO.fm & .RADIO.am into growing and emerging markets,” remarked George T. Bundy, Chairman & CEO of BRS Media Inc. “In addition, the CentralNic Registry will add full support for Internationalised Domain Names (IDN) and Premium Domains. dotFM has always provided the marketplace with a professional, reliable, secure and stable ‘Industry Specific’ domain extension and this move will continue that world-class administration.”

CentralNic CEO Ben Crawford said, “.FM and its affiliated domain extensions are good examples of how to succeed as ‘dotIndustry’ domains, with their longstanding adoption by companies who have redefined their industry, such as Last.fm.  We are excited to add this group of high quality TLDs and SLDs to the CentralNic backend platform.”

BRS Media has pioneered the ‘multimedia’ domain space since launching the .FM & .AM Top Level Domains in 1998. Since that time, the .FM Brand Registry Service has evolved to meet the growing demand and creativity of our clientele. Today, our comprehensive portfolio of registrants not only includes broadcasters, Internet radio and the music community, but also interactive companies, premier social media ventures and podcast entrepreneurs worldwide. Some of the world’s most innovative .FM brands include; Overcast.fm, CarrieUnderwood.fm, Earbud.fm, Rainmaker.fm, Douban.fm, Jazz.fm, Dubtrack.fm, Coca-Cola.fm, Summertime.fm, among thousands more.

CentralNic launched the .FM TLD; .RADIO.fm & .RADIO.am SLDs on August 1st and will launch .AM through its new EPP Gateway Service on August 30, 2016.

The .FM Top-Level Domain is available directly from dotFM (https://dot.fm), as well as, through most ICANN Accredited Registrars (https://get.fm/registrars) like: Go Daddy, Hover, Name.com, Dynadot, Network Solutions, Gandi.net, United Domains, and many more. Information about .FM Domains, Domain Spotlights, Premium Domains and more is available at https://Get.fm

About CentralNic Group plc:

CentralNic (LSE: CNIC) is a London-based AIM-listed company which earns revenues from the worldwide sales of internet domain names over its proprietary technology platform. It operates a global wholesale network, supplying domain names to over 1,500 vendors in 77 countries. CentralNic is the exclusive wholesaler for over 30 new Top-Level Domain extensions (the new alternatives to .com and .net), including .xyz, .site, .online, .website, .space, and .tech, which are ranked among the top twenty five most subscribed new Top-Level Domain extensions. CentralNic is celebrating 20 years as one of the world’s pioneering registry service providers.

About BRS Media Inc:

Based in the South of Market district (SoMa) of San Francisco CA, BRS Media (http://brsmedia.wpengine.com) was established in 1995, and is celebrating over 20 years Online, featured as one of the fastest growing privately held companies by the SF Business Times and Inc. Magazine for five consecutive years. Its portfolio of leading online properties includes: dotFM® & dotAM®, spotlighting Domain Innovation and Brand Registry Services for media based .FM and .AM domains; .RADIO.am & .RADIO.fm, Internet Radio’s only truly Open & Innovative Domain Extentions and @RADIO.am & @RADIO.fm, free and premium Web-based Email Services; dotFM and dotAM are registered trademarks of BRS Media, Inc.

 

Junaid Siddiqui

BRS Media Inc.

Email: jsiddiqui@brsmedia.fm

BRS Media’s dotFM, the .FM Top-Level Domain Registry, Adds Premier .FM Transfer Partners

April 8, 2015
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BRS Media’s dotFM, the .FM Top-Level Domain Registry, Adds Premier .FM Transfer Partners

Select dotFM Retail Registrars are offering Transfer Specials to help clients consolidate .FM domains.

 San Francisco CA April 8, 2015 – BRS Media, a diverse and growing media e-commerce firm that assists traditional and interactive media companies build and brand on the power of the Internet, today announced the preferred list of .FM Top-Level Domain Premier Transfer Partners.

 dotFM is offering .FM domain holders additional opportunities through an easy to access list of retail registrars, that offer and accept .FM retail transfers. The ability to move an .FM domain to another retail registrar is simple and easy. All that is required is a valid authorization code from the current registrar. This automated process allows domain holders the flexibility to choose registrars based on customer support, as well as, DNS, hosting and additional services.

 “While dotFM has been offering automated transfers for a number of years, we are excited to announce the list of partners that support online transfers,” remarked George T. Bundy, Chairman & CEO of BRS Media Inc. “This offer provides domain holders with a great opportunity to consolidate their portfolios by transferring domains to their preferred .FM retail registrar.”

 The .FM Top-Level Domain Transfer is available at selected Accredited Registrars at: http://Get.fm/Transfer/  like: Hover, Dynadot, United Domains, 123-reg, OVH and more. Information about .FM Domains, Domain Spotlights, Premium Domains and more is also available at http://Get.fm

 BRS Media pioneered the ‘multimedia’ domain space since launching the .FM Top Level Domain in 1998. For over 17 years, dotFM has provided the marketplace with a professional, reliable, secure and stable ‘Industry Specific’ domain extension, while at the same time encouraging innovation, openness and creativity in the unparalleled multimedia namespace. Some of the world’s most innovative .FM brands include: Douban.fm, Last.fm, Bop.fm, Overcast.fm, Coca-Cola.fm, Qingting.fm, 1.fm, Jazz.fm, among thousands more.

 About BRS Media Inc:

Based in the South of Market district (SoMa) of San Francisco CA, BRS Media (http://brsmedia.wpengine.com) was established in 1995, and is celebrating 20 years Online, featured as one of the fastest growing privately held companies by the SF Business Times and Inc. Magazine for five consecutive years. Its portfolio of leading online properties includes: dotFM® & dotAM®, spotlighting Domain Innovation and Brand Registry Services for media based .FM and .AM domains; .RADIO.am & .RADIO.fm, Radio’s only Open & Innovative Domains (TLDs) and @RADIO.am & @RADIO.fm, free and premium Web-based Email Services; dotFM and dotAM are registered trademarks of BRS Media, Inc.

 

Junaid Siddiqui

BRS Media Inc.

55 New Montgomery St Suite 622

San Francisco, CA. 94105

Tel:  415-677-4027

Fax: 415-677-4025

Email: jsiddiqui@brsmedia.fm