Stitcher
Summary
Podcast distribution, promotion and analytics platform via a branded consumer service.
Parent organisation: The E.W. Scripps Company
Type of organisation: Privately-owned company (or group)
Market share: One of the leading products (#3-7)
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Skills needed to use: Needs tool/domain expert for ongoing use
Requires audience sign-in to use: Yes, sign-in compulsory
Parent organisation: The E.W. Scripps Company
Type of organisation: Privately-owned company (or group)
Market share: One of the leading products (#3-7)
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Needs tool/domain expert to configure
Skills needed to use: Needs tool/domain expert for ongoing use
Requires audience sign-in to use: Yes, sign-in compulsory
Pros
Releases new features regularly
Plain English TOS
Allows data deletion
Cons
Lack pricing transparency
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data
Full Product Data Collection
Data collected January-February 2020
| Product name | Stitcher |
| Product URL | https://www.stitcher.com/ |
| Parent organisation | The E.W. Scripps Company |
| Workflow category | Publishing & distribution |
| Date product founded | 2007 |
| Product description | Podcast distribution, promotion and analytics platform via a branded consumer service. |
| What type of company or organisation is the product owned by? | Privately-owned company (or group) |
| Is the company profit-making? | Cannot determine |
| How is this product funded? | Advertising, Subscriptions |
| What market share does the tool have? | One of the leading products (#3-7) |
| Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space? | No |
| When did the company last release new features? | October 2019: Redesigned mobile homepage |
| 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? | Product is free but it’s unclear |
| What is the range of prices offered? | N/A |
| What factors drive higher pricing? | N/A |
| What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable? | Needs tool/domain expert to configure |
| What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day? | Needs tool/domain expert for ongoing use |
| Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs? | Cannot tell |
| 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)? | Simplified, plain English 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, different rules in different markets |
| 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? | Google authentication, Facebook authentication, User account also available |
| 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? | Yes: for both publisher and audience data |
| 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? | No / cannot find |
| Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce? | No |