Dot-brand fizzles out after acquisition
Another dot-brand gTLD has decided to terminate its ICANN contract, but this time it’s because the brand itself has been discontinued.
.ceb was applied for by the Corporate Executive Board Company, a consulting company, in 2012.
But the company was acquired by Gartner in 2017, and the CEB brand was discontinued the following year.
For some reason it’s taken Gartner a couple of years to remember it has a gTLD it doesn’t need, and it’s told ICANN it no longer wishes to operate it.
The .ceb dot-brand was never used.
It’s the 81st dot-brand to self-terminate, the 12th this year.
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