CentralNic wins right to disribute .FM domain on platform

CentralNic Group, the internet platform business which derives revenues from the global sale of domain names, has been awarded the exclusive contract with San Francisco-based BRS Media, the rights holder for the Top-Level Domain .FM, to distribute the .FM domain on it's global technical platform.

The .FM domain has been adopted by numerous high profile names including country music superstar, CarrieUnderwood.fm, the US National Public Radio's (NPR) podcast channel Earbud.fm, and China's popular online radio aggregator application Qingting.fm.

The domain also formed an integral part of Last.fm's branding - one of the music industry's most disruptive music streaming websites that was acquired by CBS in 2007 for $280m.