RSS media source
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RSS Feed sources allow you to add and list and view/listen to online video/audio/picture streams directly from XBMC.
Note: Don't confuse RSS media source with the RSS ticker, which is a scrolling RSS feed on the XBMC home screen.
RSS Feeds in XBMC
XBMC features a built-in RSS Feed Reader Client for such audio and video sources. This type of media source will connect to the RSS feed you enter and list the audio, video or image files available to stream with thumbnails and metadata if available.
The RSSFeeds.xml file within the XBMC UserData folder contains the RSS feeds which are displayed by XBMC.
rss:// network protocol
The rss:// protocol is available in XBMC Media Center 8.10 and later.
To connect to a specific RSS feed, under the music, videos, or pictures section of XBMC, add a new source. In the Sources.xml file, the source should have a URL that looks like:
<source> <name>RSS Feed</name> <path>rss://</path> </source>
In the GUI it should look something like this:
