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BRS Media's dotFM Launches Language-Specific Internationalized Domain Names
[October 25, 2016]

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


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://??.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 evlved 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 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 (News - Alert), BRS Media (https://brsmedia.fm) 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.


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