The .tv top-level domain is a Country-code top-level domain for the country Tuvalu. It is managed by Tuvalu's Ministry of Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovations. It was delegated on the root zone on the 18th of March 1996. The .tv top-level domain has been used on a worldwide scope as it is the acronym of the word 'television'. Indeed, many media outlets and other broadcasting corporations have opted for the use of the .tv top-level domain, like French media outlet France Télévisions (france.tv).