CentralNic partners with UKCI on .art domain
17th Jun 2016 12:54
(ShareCast News) - Domain name sales platform business CentralNic announced on Friday that it has contracted with UK Creative Ideas - the rightsholder for the new top-level domain .art - to be its exclusive registry service provider. The AIM-traded firm said .art will be introduced in a staged launc
Read moreFounder Robert Pooke retires from CentralNic board
5th Feb 2016 14:57
(ShareCast News) - One of CentralNic's original directors announced his retirement on Friday, with the company's board assuring the market his replacement would bring with him a wealth of valuable knowledge. The AIM-traded internet business, which derives revenue from the sale of domain names, said
Read moreCentralnic sales of top-level domains surges on xyz
10th Nov 2015 13:32
(ShareCast News) - Boosted by the popularity of the .xyz website suffix, CentralNic has become the first internet registry wholesaler to sell more than 2m new top-level domain (TLD) names, according to industry data. The London-based company has grabbed a 21.21% share of all domains registered globa
Read moreCentralNic Group appoints new chairman
15th Sep 2015 08:19
(ShareCast News) - Internet platform business CentralNic has appointed Mike Turner as non-executive chairman, the company said on Tuesday. Turner, a partner and international head of technology media and communications at law firm Taylor Wessing, will replace John Swingewood, who has resigned to pur
Read moreCentralNic surges on back of Google's new Alphabet.xyz website name
13th Aug 2015 08:40
(ShareCast News) - London-based CentralNic, an internet domain-name registry, has been boosted by Google's decision to restructure itself under a holding company called Alphabet. AIM-listed CentralNic's shares rose 14% to 55.26p, adding to a 12% rise on Wednesday, as its '.xyz' top-level domain (TLD
Read moreCentralNic raises £2.3m in placing to improve balance sheet
17th Jun 2015 08:33
Internet platform CentralNic Group has raised £2.3m through a placing of shares to strengthen its balance sheet. The group issued 5.75m shares at 40p each, bringing in £2.3m before expenses. The raising represents a premium of 16% to the current share price. CentralNic has been focusing its strateg
Read moreCentralNic to acquire Bahamian domain name retailer Internet.BS
17th Jun 2014 07:59
AIM-listed software and computer services group CentralNic announced it is to acquire Bahamian domain name retailer Internet.BS Corp for as much as $7.5m. Internet.BS serves a global customer base from 199 countries, and has been trading for 11 years. It is said to be one of the world's top-30 doma
Read moreCentralNic Group buys new domain names
24th Mar 2014 15:27
CentralNic Group has signed a contract with Radix Registry for four new domain names. The internet platform business has acquired domain names .website, .press, .host and .space. The company, which earns revenues from subscription sales of domain names, currently has 25 of them. "CentralNic is e
Read moreCentralNic inks agreement with co.com
10th Jan 2014 14:59
CentralNic, an internet platform business and worldwide distributor of internet domain names, has signed an agreement with co.com LLC. The agreement will license CentralNic to provide technical registry services to make domain names ending .co.com available for worldwide purchase through registrars
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