iTunes Custom RSS Tags - Category
While the RSS 2.0 <category> tag may be populated with any text, Apple has a specific list of requirements for the <itunes:category> tag. Currently iTunes supports 19 categories, with a smaller subset of them supporting a specific list of subcategories. You may designate more than one subcategory where appropriate. These categorizations are used to determine the hierarchy within the iTunes Music Store Podcast Section, so it's important to pay attention to what is allowed. iTunes allows multiple top-level category definitions for the same podcast, but will default to the first one listed when cataloging the Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.
Within your RSS 2.0 feed, an iTunes category with two subcategories looks like this:
<itunes:category text="Technology">
<itunes:category text="Computers" />
<itunes:category text="News" />
</itunes:category>
Top level categories are listed in bold below with subcategories immediately following. If a category has no subcategories, the next top level category is listed.
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Arts & Entertainment
Architecture
Books
Design
Entertainment
Games
Performing Arts
Photography
Poetry
Science Fiction
Audio Blogs
Business
Careers
Finance
Investing
Management
Marketing
Comedy
Education
K-12
Higher Education
Food
Health
Diet & Nutrition
Fitness
Relationships
Self-Help
Sexuality
International
Australian
Belgian
Brazilian
Canadian
Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
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Movies & Television
Music
News
Politics
Public Radio
Religion & Spirituality
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
New Age
Philosophy
Spirituality
Science
Sports
Talk Radio
Technology
Computers
Developers
Gadgets
Information Technology
News
Operating Systems
Podcasting
Smart Phones
Text/Speech
Travel
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