OP3
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Dallas, TX, USA
The Open Podcast Prefix Project (OP3) is a free and open-source podcast prefix analytics service committed to open data and listener privacy.
Website: op3.dev
Latest news
- Jun 10: 77% of podcast listening comes through just three apps, according to OP3 data analysed by Cohort. The work highlights a specific cluster of listening platforms - but Apple Podcasts, Spotify and CastBox as the big ones, according to the data.
- Jun 8: Podcasting's Dirty Secret: No One Wants Their Real Numbers (Me Included) - Steve Raizes tells us that "Standards Do Not Get Voted In. Someone Imposes Them", and asks whether you (or your show) could survive being measured in public. (Here's a link to the public download figures for our podcast).
- Apr 23: Want free and good podcast analytics for your show? Podnews supports OP3. It's free; here we are on the platform, and here's how to add your show.
- Feb 23: Free podcast analytics service OP3 has published its bills for February. Podnews is a supporter to help pay for the service, which monitors lots of shows (here are over 1,300).
- Feb 18: PodcastAddict, which OP3 data shows is a top 10 podcast app with 1.8% of all podcast downloads, says it is making alterations to the feature "to produce safer results". However, we believe that the unwritten contract between podcast publishers and apps means that podcast apps should not alter accompanying metadata without creator control.
Data credits: Google Maps, Podnews newsletter