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XML namespace

iTunes podcast extension

The de facto podcast vocabulary: episode numbers, artwork, explicit flags and durations.

xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"

Every major podcast directory reads this namespace, so an RSS feed that omits it is technically a valid feed and practically an unpublishable podcast.

The URI ends in .dtd for historical reasons and is not a fetchable schema — treat it strictly as an identifier.

URI
http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd
Prefix
itunes
Elements
authorimagecategoryexplicitdurationepisodeseason

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