iTunes Podcasts

iTunes Podcasts
Summary
Podcast indexing and promotion platform serving Apple Podcasts apps on iOS and Mac, iTunes, and some third-party podcast apps.

Parent organisation: Apple
Type of organisation: Publicly-listed company (or group)
Market share: Market dominance

Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Skills needed to use: Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Requires audience sign-in to use: Yes, sign-in compulsory
Pros
Releases new features regularly
Clear data policies
Has accessibility statement
Shares diversity data
Cons
Lack pricing transparency

Full Product Data Collection

Data collected January-February 2020

Product nameiTunes Podcasts
Product URLhttps://podcastsconnect.apple.com/
Parent organisationApple
Workflow categoryPublishing & distribution
Date product founded2005
Product descriptionPodcast indexing and promotion platform serving Apple Podcasts apps on iOS and Mac, iTunes, and some third-party podcast apps.
What type of company or organisation is the product owned by?Publicly-listed company (or group)
Is the company profit-making?Yes, profitable
How is this product funded?Invested by parent company or group
What market share does the tool have?Market dominance
Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space?No
When did the company last release new features?November 2019: Hide shows waiting for approval
Have they shared details of the product roadmap?No
Is there talk of the product raising further investment?No
Is there talk of the product being acquired?No
Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months?No
Is there a pricing model listed on the website?No / cannot find
How clear & transparent is this pricing model?N/A no pricing model listed
What is the range of prices offered?Free
What factors drive higher pricing?N/A
What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable?Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day?Plug & play (any non-technical user can do it)
Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs?Has proprietary file formats but offers open options
Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function?No
Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years?No
How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)?Technical, legalistic TOS
Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)?Yes, comprehensive.
Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”?No GDPR policy information available
Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it?Yes, sign-in compulsory
IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms?Yes. Apple ID
Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service?No / cannot tell
Does the public product website mention how to delete your data?No / cannot find
Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years?No
Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website?Yes
Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce?Yes

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