Podcast URLs problem in iTunes 8.1

Upon upgrading to version 8.1 most of my podcasts work fine except for one in particular. It gives me the error message:
""http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/xml/730vodcastm4v.xml" does not seem to be a valid Podcast URL.
Please check that you have entered the correct URL and try again."
The xml file certainly does exist, and the podcast stopped updating since I upgraded to 8.1.
I suspect that the problem is probably from the period in the URL, particular the '/7.30/' bit. Removing that gives the general URL could not be found error.
Does anyone know anything about this error and if it is indeed the upgrade to version 8.1 that caused it?

I don't think it's the upgrade that has caused this. I'm not an expert, but the "_m4v" doesn't seem correct to me.
A *Podcast URL* is the address of the feed of the whole programme series, but the "_m4v" part in your URL appears to indicate an individual movie, which is why you get the message that it's not a valid Podcast URL. If I take out the "_m4v" and leave the rest as a URL, I get a different message, one that says "There was a problem downloading "http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/xml/730_vodcast.xml". That would suggest that I'm getting closer to the feed URL. I've tried several more combinations, but can't find the correct one.
I've tracked down the page with this Podcast URL on it, http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/vodcast.htm and the address you gave is the one they use on that page. But it's wrong! Believe it or not, someone at ABC has goofed - medium time.
To expand on the feed that I mentioned earlier; think of it as the "main menu" of the programme, which is updated by ABC with the new episodes. When iTunes checks for new episodes for all your subscriptions, it looks up the "main menu" which tells iTunes that there is a new episode that you do not have. Some "magic" is performed which then downloads the episode to your iTunes.
I suggest you contact the station and point out that even if they think the URL is correct, iTunes cannot find the feed, which indicates that they (ABC) need to fix it at their end.
Let us know how you get on.
Phil

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