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Automattic Is Not an Owner of the WordPress Marks It Asserted in Court, a Judge Rules
Natalia Nowak · 29 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
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The September 24 order brings back four antitrust claims the same judge had dismissed in an earlier ruling. It also holds that Automattic and Mullenweg are neither owners nor registrants of the WordPress marks, so they cannot assert them in their own right.
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DropCatch Added 300 Registrars. It Now Holds 45 Percent of All ICANN Accreditations.
by Natalia Nowak · 28 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
TurnCommerce's DropCatch added 300 registrar accreditations in one batch, its first since 2016. IANA's list shows 1,501 of 3,321 accreditations carrying its name, and 1,552 on its infrastructure, against 519 on Newfold's SnapNames.
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Newfold Names Sachin Puri CEO From October 1. Sharon Rowlands Stays as Executive Chair.
by Łukasz Nowak · 25 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Sachin Puri will become CEO of Newfold Digital on October 1, with Sharon Rowlands moving to executive chair. Puri already leads both Bluehost Group and Network Solutions Group and will take over a company serving around 6 million customers, following a period of infrastructure changes, AI investment and debt restructuring.
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S&P Global believes that Newfold lost over 1 million subscribers (roughly 17%) since 2023
by Damian Andruszkiewicz · 30 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
TL;DR - On January 26, 2026 S&P Global, one of the three largest rating agencies in the world, published its latest report on Newfold Digital: “Upgraded To 'CCC+' Following Debt Restructuring” One
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Newfold Digital Takes Another $100 Million — Not a Bet on Growth, but on Time
by Mr. WHT · 17 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
For a company of Newfold Digital’s size, raising another $100 million is not a sign of aggression. It is a sign of pressure. Based on the documents released this week, Newfold Digital has secured $100 million in new financing from its existing owners, Clearlake Capital Group and Siris Capital Group. The money is positioned as a recapitalization, not a new growth round.
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Web.com is shutting down: Newfold moves customers to Network Solutions
by Mr. WHT · 28 Apr 2025 · 1 min read
There’s a big change coming in the industry. Newfold Digital – the company behind brands like Bluehost, HostGator, and Network Solutions – announced today that it is closing the Web.com brand. In the next few weeks, all Web.com customer accounts will be moved to Network Solutions.
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