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Podcast rejection possible problems

I recently submitted a podcast feed to itunes. It was rejected but I don't know why. Can anyone help.


http://www.sofakingpodcast.ccom/feed/podcast/

http://www.sofakingpodcast.com

Posted on Apr 15, 2015 11:44 AM

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Apr 15, 2015 2:38 PM in response to waxtutor

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Dear podcast owner,


The following podcast has not been included in the iTunes podcast directory.


Name: Sofa King Podcast
Feed URL: http://www.sofakingpodcast.com/feed/podcast/


Submissions may not be included in the directory for a variety of reasons. For more information, please see the podcast technical specification at http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html.


Regards,


The iTunes Store team

Apr 15, 2015 3:27 PM in response to waxtutor

The usual reasons for rejection (and I'm not accusing you of any of them) are:


  • Image less than 1400 x 1400px or more than 2800 x 2000 or more than 500kb (yours is OK)
  • Audio files hosted on a server which does not support byte range requests (I checked and yours appears to be OK)
  • Strong or sexual language in episodes when the 'explicit' tag is not set to 'yes' (which yours is)
  • Strong or sexual language in descriptions, titles, subtitles however that tag is set
  • Unacceptable content such as racism, incitement to illegal acts or the sort of sexual imagery that can get you arrested (I did say I wasn't accusing you ...)
  • Misuse of Apple trademarks, and there have also been rejections over the use of trademark images from other firms
  • Use of uncleared audio material (e.g. DJ-type 'mixes' from commercially issued CDs) or any other breach of a copyright.


As far as I can see none of this applies to you. You could try emailing them at podcasts 'at' apple.com and asking what the problem is, though they won't normally tell you, but it's not completely unknown for a podcast to be rejected in error.


If you want to try submitting again you will have to change the title slightly so that it looks like a different feed.

Podcast rejection possible problems

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