# .tv domain: registry, jurisdiction and price > Who runs the .tv registry, which law applies, what a court there can order, and the $40.99/year price at PanamaRegistrar. Crypto, no KYC. - URL: https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/tv/ - Last updated: 2026-10-19 - Publisher: PanamaRegistrar (https://panamaregistrar.com) .tv costs $40.99/year at PanamaRegistrar. Its registry, Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations, sits in Funafuti, Tuvalu: who controls the domain, which law applies, and what a court there can order. **Quick answer — Who controls a .tv domain, and what does it cost?** **.tv domain** at **PanamaRegistrar**, as of October 2026: $40.99 a year, the same price to renew. .tv is Tuvalu's country code, managed by its Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations in Funafuti, with GoDaddy Registry in Tempe, Arizona, United States, running the back end. ## .tv registry facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Registry manager (IANA) | Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations | | Registry location | Funafuti — Tuvalu | | Back-end operator | GoDaddy Registry, Tempe, Arizona (United States) | | Legal framework | National ccTLD policy (Tuvalu) | | Dispute policy | UDRP (WIPO list) | | Who can register | Anyone: no residence, nexus or purpose rule | | WHOIS / RDAP | WHOIS `whois.nic.tv` · RDAP `rdap.nic.tv/` | | DNSSEC | Yes (DS record in the root zone) | | Registration term | 1 to 10 years | | Price at PanamaRegistrar | $40.99/year; renewal $40.99/year; transfer $40.99 | | IANA record last updated | 5 August 2026 | ## Who runs the .tv registry, and from which country? IANA lists the Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations, 2 Vaiaku Road, Funafuti, Tuvalu, as manager of .tv. The technical operator is GoDaddy Registry, 100 S. Mill Ave, Tempe, Arizona. Our dataset dates GoDaddy Registry's role from 2022, citing the registry's announcement of the contract signing. WHOIS answers on whois.nic.tv and RDAP on rdap.nic.tv; the registry website is turnon.tv. IANA updated the record on 5 August 2026. As a country code, .tv follows the policy set by Tuvalu and its operator, not an ICANN registry agreement. ## Can a court in Tuvalu take down or seize a .tv domain? Two legal systems meet in .tv. Tuvalu's government owns the delegation, so its authorities decide policy and can instruct the registry. The database, however, is run by a United States company in Arizona, and US courts have authority over that company. Whether the in rem rule of 15 U.S.C. §1125(d)(2), which looks at where the registry is located, can rest on the operator's US address is not confirmed. A plaintiff in the United States would still find a US company holding the .tv data, which is not the case for most country codes. ## What does PanamaRegistrar do with a complaint about a .tv domain? Nothing happens to a .tv domain on a complaint alone. Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court; a foreign judgment must first be recognised in Panama by exequatur. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended within 24 hours of a well-documented report, child sexual abuse material immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. You are told before any action on your domain, unless the law or the court order forbids it; with Domain protection, every complaint is also read by a person before any action on the domain. This rule covers what PanamaRegistrar does, not the registry or our registrar partner. Steps and time limits: [takedown procedure](https://panamaregistrar.com/takedown-procedure/) and [how we handle complaints](https://panamaregistrar.com/complaints/). ## Who uses .tv domains, and why? Video, streaming, creators and television brands use .tv, according to the dataset. Channels on streaming platforms, production companies and broadcasters fit the two letters. There is no residence rule, and terms run from 1 to 10 years. The extension is a well-known example of a small country earning revenue from its country code, as the Wikipedia article in our sources describes. ## Which registry rules are specific to .tv? The 2022 contract made GoDaddy Registry the .tv operator, so a country-code extension now sits on a US back end in Tempe, the same address as the .biz and .club registry. Streaming domains receive many copyright notices; at PanamaRegistrar, a notice alone does not lead to a takedown without a Panamanian court decision. .tv supports DNSSEC. ## What does the WHOIS show for a .tv domain? Privacy is allowed on .tv, and PanamaRegistrar includes WHOIS privacy free. Lookups on whois.nic.tv or rdap.nic.tv show the registrar, dates, nameservers and status codes. Your email is not published while privacy is on; Domain protection puts our company's details in the registry record instead. ## Do I need Domain protection for a .tv domain? No, it is optional: +$29 per year, on top of the .tv price. [Domain protection](https://panamaregistrar.com/domain-protection/) registers the domain in the name of DomaineGoat LLC, so the registration record and WHOIS/RDAP show our company, never you, and you can take it back in your own name for free. A transfer lock is on, and any transfer or DNS change must be confirmed from your account. We then hold only your email, and a person reads every complaint before any action on the domain; that review exists only with the option. It does not move the registry or change its courts. ## Which dispute policy applies to .tv? WIPO lists .tv among country codes that use the UDRP, with WIPO as provider. Trademark disputes over a .tv name therefore follow the same policy as for generic extensions. We lock the domain when the provider asks and apply the decision. Our steps for trademark cases: [UDRP and URS](https://panamaregistrar.com/udrp-and-urs/). ## How much does a .tv domain cost, and how is it renewed? At PanamaRegistrar, as of October 2026, .tv costs $40.99/year; renewal is $40.99/year, and a transfer $40.99. Whether a transfer adds a year depends on the registry of the extension, and the checkout shows it before you pay. Term: 1 to 10 years. Payment is in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC) from a prepaid balance, minimum top-up $25. Every extension: [price list](https://panamaregistrar.com/pricing/). ## Search a .tv domain Search a domain name: https://panamaregistrar.com/app/domains/?q=yourname.tv Popular extensions: .tv ($40.99) ## .tv questions ### Is a .tv domain under US jurisdiction? Partly. The manager is Tuvalu's ministry in Funafuti, but IANA lists GoDaddy Registry in Tempe, Arizona, as technical operator. US courts have authority over that operator. Tuvalu's authorities control the extension itself. We could not confirm how a US in rem case would treat that split. ### Will a copyright notice get my .tv streaming domain suspended? Not at PanamaRegistrar. A copyright notice alone does not lead to a takedown: it needs a decision from a Panamanian court. Your hosting provider has its own rules. A US court can still address the .tv operator in Arizona. See [DMCA notices](https://panamaregistrar.com/dmca-notices/). ### Does the UDRP apply to .tv? Yes. WIPO lists .tv among country codes that use the UDRP, with WIPO as provider. PanamaRegistrar locks the domain on the provider's request and applies the panel decision; see [UDRP and URS](https://panamaregistrar.com/udrp-and-urs/). ### Can PanamaRegistrar stop the .tv registry from acting on a court order? No. The .tv registry, Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations, keeps its own copy of the registration and applies the law of its own country. PanamaRegistrar decides only what its own service does: we act on Panamanian court orders, not on unverified complaints. Our registrar partner also keeps its own legal duties. We tell you when we learn of a registry-level action, unless the law or the order forbids it. See the [registry jurisdiction index](https://panamaregistrar.com/registry-jurisdiction/). ### How do I pay for a .tv domain? In crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Top up your balance (minimum $25), then register the .tv domain from it at $40.99/year. Send the exact amount on the exact network; the top-up is credited after the network confirmations. No ID and no KYC: one verified email per domain, never published. ## Sources 1. [IANA Root Zone Database: .tv delegation record](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/tv.html) — IANA (checked 2026-10-19) 2. [15 U.S.C. § 1125 — in rem civil action against a domain name, subsection (d)(2)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1125) — Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (checked 2026-10-19) 3. [ccTLD database: country code domains that use WIPO dispute resolution](https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/) — WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (checked 2026-10-19) 4. [Amazon Route 53 developer guide: .tv registration rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/tv.md) — Amazon Web Services (checked 2026-10-08) 5. [.tv (encyclopedia entry)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tv) — Wikipedia (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [.tv contract signing announcement](https://registry.godaddy/blog/dottv-contract-signing-release) — GoDaddy Registry (checked 2026-10-08) ## Other extensions and their registry - [.com](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/com/) - [.net](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/net/) - [.org](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/org/) - [.io](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/io/) - [.ai](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/ai/) - [.co](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/co/) - [.app](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/app/) - [.dev](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/dev/) - [.xyz](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/xyz/) - [.info](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/info/) - [.me](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/me/) - [.de](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/de/) --- PanamaRegistrar: PanamaRegistrar is a domain registration service under Panamanian jurisdiction, paid in crypto with no ID upload: we act on Panamanian court orders, not on unverified complaints.