Type
Country code (Tuvalu)
All TLDs / .tv
.tv — should you use it?
Country code (Tuvalu), used generically · introduced 1998
The short answer
Video, streaming, channels — .tv has meant 'television' online for 25 years and funds a nation doing it.Why it works
- Perfect semantic fit for video/streaming
- twitch.tv-grade recognition
Why it might not
- Costs more than generic alternatives
- Wrong for anything that isn't video
The longer take
Roughly a tenth of Tuvalu's government revenue is this TLD — the most successful country-code licensing deal in history. For streaming products it remains the obvious pick.
Where .tv ranks
.tv and Tuvalu
.tv is the country-code top-level domain assigned to Tuvalu, administered by the registry Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations.
.tv is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Tuvalu. The domain name is popular, and thus economically valuable, because TV also happens to be an abbreviation of the word television.
Source: Wikipedia — .tv (CC BY-SA)
Where to buy .tv
| Registrar | First year | Renews | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynadot Sponsored | $26.25 | $26.25 | Go → |
| Porkbun Trust pick | $26.26 | $26.26 | Go → |
| Cloudflare Trust pick at-cost | $25.00 | $25.00 | Go → |
| Namecheap Sponsored | Live price unavailable — confirm at the registrar. | Go → | |
Porkbun & Cloudflare prices in USD, pulled from their daily feeds (checked 2026-10-21). Cloudflare sells at wholesale cost but requires using Cloudflare’s nameservers. Full comparison: where to buy .tv.
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