{"id":6450,"date":"2017-11-21T16:56:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T21:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/weekly-launch-guide-november-20-2017-copy\/"},"modified":"2018-01-25T16:26:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T21:26:38","slug":"weekly-launch-guide-november-27-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/weekly-launch-guide-november-27-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Launch Guide November 27, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SPOTLIGHT:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>A Wealth of Knowledge from the Persian Gulf: Insights from ICANN 60, Abu Dhabi<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CSC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> experts have been around the world gathering ICANN insights, most recently in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. In late October, Director of Policy and Industry Affairs Gretchen Olive, along with Head of New gTLD Services Ben Anderson, attended <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.icann.org\/en\/abudhabi60?utm_campaign=Email%20Campaign%20-%20ICANN%2060%20Webinar%20email%201%20&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--mnlWe_jBZ_FfnpzcdU7Q3cWQRRHAsrmJvieiP-aKLwTrw31KWK_AHuGmbLuiQf431Ug7k\">ICANN 60<\/a> in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>For this upcoming webinar, they will share new information on the latest domain name and brand protection developments, the New gTLD Program and the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition, and other topics of significant interest to brand owners everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>As experts in the industry, Gretchen and Ben will address best practices in effective global domain name, trademark, and brand protection strategies, with a focus on new gTLDs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/service\/dbs\/icann-60-abudhabi\">View the Webinar here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>.Rugby Announces Launch Plans<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World Rugby Strategic Developments Limited announced plans to launch the new gTLD, .rugby.\u00a0 The launch will start with an end-date Sunrise Phase. This phase is not first come, first served.\u00a0 Registration policies and requirements have not yet been released by the registry. CSC will communicate launch details as they become available.\u00a0 If you are interested in learning more about this launch, please contact your Client Service Partner.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Still Launching<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following TLDs have launch phases (Pre-General Availability) that are currently still in progress. If you are interested in participating in any of these launches, please contact your Client Service Partner.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b2a9;\">.health<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b2a9;\">.basketball<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b2a9;\">.bot<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b2a9;\">.storage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b2a9;\">.ke<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b2a9;\">.uk (top level)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b2a9;\">.rugby<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Launches within 30 days (bold indicates where dates fall within\u00a0time frame)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 600px; border-color: #000000; width: 731px;\" border=\"3\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 15px;\">\n<th style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 335px; height: 10px; text-align: left; background-color: #003b5c;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #ffffff;\">Extension<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 92px; height: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: #003b5c;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #ffffff;\">Start Date<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 98px; height: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: #003b5c;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #ffffff;\">Order Entry Deadline<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 75px; height: 10px; text-align: center; background-color: #003b5c;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #ffffff;\">First-come First-served (FCFS)<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 20px; height: 10px; background-color: #003b5c;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #ffffff;\">Registry<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #ffffff; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0Grandfather<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.mt<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1-Dec-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">26-Nov-2020<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px;\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">NIC (Malta)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.ke<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">23-Oct-2017<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>20-Dec-2017<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px;\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">KeNIC Registry<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #ffffff; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0Limited\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.health<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">20-Jul-2017<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">28-Nov-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">DotHealth, LLC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.bot (Limited 1)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">31-Oct-2017<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">29-Nov-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px;\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Amazon Registry Services, Inc. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.mt<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1-Dec-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">26-Nov-2020<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">NIC (Malta) <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.bot (Limited 2)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">5-Dec-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">30-May-2018<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">TBD<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Amazon Registry Services, Inc. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.basketball (Limited 2)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">23-Oct-2017<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">20-Dec-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">No<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #ffffff; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0EAP<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.storage<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">28-Nov-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1-Dec-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">XYZ Registry<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #ffffff; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0General Availability<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.storage<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">5-Dec-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">XYZ Registry<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.health<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>5-Dec-201<\/strong>7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">DotHealth, LLC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-color: #000000; height: 4px; background-color: #e3e2e2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 80px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">.ke<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">22-Dec-2017<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 98px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75px; height: 4px; text-align: center; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">Yes<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 265px; height: 4px; text-align: left; background-color: #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">KeNIC Registry<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>The information provided is intended for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>A Wealth of Knowledge from the Persian Gulf: Insights from ICANN 60, Abu Dhabi<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CSC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> experts have been around the world gathering ICANN insights, most recently in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. In late October, Director of Policy and Industry Affairs Gretchen Olive, along with Head of New gTLD Services Ben Anderson, attended ICANN 60 in the Persian Gulf&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Rugby Announces Launch Plans<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World Rugby Strategic Developments Limited announced plans to launch the new gTLD, .rugby\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Still Launching<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following TLDs have launch phases (Pre-General Availability) that are currently still in progress\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-top-level-domain-updates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weekly Launch Guide November 27, 2017 | CSC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Wealth of Knowledge from the Persian Gulf: Insights from ICANN 60, Abu Dhabi CSC\u00ae experts have been around the world gathering ICANN insights, most recently in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. 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