Simple, Transparent .news Pricing
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First-year registration price
- ✔ Free WHOIS privacy
- ✔ Free DNS management
- ✔ Instant activation
Renewal
Standard annual renewal rate
- ✔ Auto-renew available
- ✔ Renewal reminder emails
- ✔ No hidden fees
Transfer
Move an existing .news domain to us
- ✔ Adds 1 year on transfer
- ✔ Free transfer assistance
- ✔ No downtime
What Is A .news Domain, And Who Is It For?
.news is a descriptive generic top-level domain approved as part of ICANN's expanded namespace program, created to give publications and journalism projects an extension that names the category directly instead of borrowing a generic .com or improvising a workaround name. It's open to any registrant — there's no press credential, editorial license, or publishing history required, so setting one up takes exactly as long as any other domain, and it works equally well for a lone freelancer as for a full newsroom.
It's the natural fit for independent publications, local and regional news outlets, niche industry newsletters that have grown into full sites, investigative blogs, and journalism students or freelancers launching a portfolio of published work. A neighborhood news site, a trade-press outlet covering a specific industry, or a citizen-journalism project all read more clearly on .news than on a generic extension that gives no hint of the content inside, and readers understand the purpose of the site before they even click through.
On trust and perception, it pays to be direct: .com still carries the widest default recognition, and some readers will type the .com version of a masthead first out of habit, especially for established outlets. .news doesn't have that decades-long head start, but it's an increasingly recognized pattern among online publications, and it's crawled and ranked by search engines exactly like any other gTLD — there's no inherent SEO disadvantage to picking it over a legacy extension.
The practical guidance: if you're building a dedicated news or publishing brand and the matching .com is unavailable or would need padding to secure, .news is a strong, self-explanatory alternative that keeps your exact name intact. If your outlet's reach depends on being remembered by a broad general audience outside publishing circles, treat .com as the safer long-term anchor and consider .news as a companion for the editorial arm of the business.
- ✔ Minimum length: 2 characters
- ✔ Category: Content
- ✔ WHOIS privacy: Included, free
- ✔ Typical renewal: $24.99/yr
What You Get With A .news Registration
.news domains follow standard open registration rules — no editorial screening, no waiting period. Every .news domain through DomainHost includes free WHOIS privacy and full DNS control from activation.
.news Domain Questions
Yes. Every .news domain registered through DomainHost includes free WHOIS privacy protection by default, masking your personal contact details from the public WHOIS database at no extra charge.
Most .news domains go live within minutes of completing checkout. Full DNS propagation across every server worldwide can occasionally take a few hours, but the domain is typically usable almost immediately.
Yes. You can transfer a .news domain to or away from DomainHost at any time, subject to the standard 60-day post-registration transfer lock. Transfers to us cost $14.99 and add a year to your registration.
No. .news is open to anyone — individuals, freelancers, and organizations alike — with no editorial license, publishing history, or press credential required to register.