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 # PublicSchedule
-Repository for the open standard of interchanging metadata, broadcast events and rights, called Public Schedule.
+Repository for the Public Schedule open standard for interchanging metadata, broadcast events and rights.
 
-Public Schedule is an XML format, for distributing data within TV and media business. It's purpuse is to have a common
-open standard for exhanging information between internal systems at a broadcaster or distributor, as well as exhanging
-this type of data between organizations.
+Public Schedule is an XML format for distributing data within the TV and media industries. It's purpose is to have a common open standard for exchanging information between internal systems at a broadcaster or distributor, as well as exchanging this type of data between organizations.
 
 Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Schedule
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