iTunes has announced some revisions to their Podcast categories. Among the key points are:

• Old categories and subcategories will automatically remap to corresponding new categories.
• International, Talk Radio and Public Radio categories have been removed and have not been remapped.
• Category changes take 1-2 weeks to take effect.
• Podcasts can appear in three category/sub-category pairs where the first is the most important since it appears on your Podcast page and is used to map your Podcast on the category feature pages. Take care in selecting appropriate categories.

The new category structure is:

• Arts
  * Design
  * Fashion & Beauty
  * Food
  * Literature
  * Performing Arts
  * Visual Arts
• Business
  * Business News
  * Careers
  * Investing
  * Management & Marketing
  * Shopping
• Comedy
• Education
  * Educational Technology
  * Higher Ed
  * K-12
  * Language Courses
  * Training
• Games & Hobbies
  * Automotive
  * Aviation
  * Hobbies
  * Other Games
  * Video Games
• Government & Organizations
  * Local
  * National
  * Non-Profit
  * Regional
• Health
  * Alternative Health
  * Fitness & Nutrition
  * Self-Help
  * Sexuality
• Kids & Family
• Music
• News & Politics
• Religion & Spirituality
  * Buddhism
  * Christianity
  * Hinduism
  * Islam
  * Judaism
  * Other
  * Spirituality
• Science & Medicine
  * Medicine
  * Natural Sciences
  * Social Sciences
• Society & Culture
  * History
  * Personal Journals
  * Philosophy
  * Places & Travel
• Sports & Recreation
  * Amateur
  * College & High School
  * Outdoor
  * Professional
• Technology
  * Gadgets
  * IT News
  * Podcasting
  * Software How-To
• TV & Film