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Generally, the Broadcast eXchange Format (BXF) defines the format and content of XML Messages for the interchange of data and metadata among professional systems, as follows:

1. Broadcast schedules, including playout and record schedules

2. As run information

3. Content metadata, such as Content ID, Title, Duration, etc.

4. Content management requests such as dub and purge requests

5. Requests for transfer of content some of which will result in the transfer of Content essence between professional systems 6. The addition of job management and automation of commercial copy transfer between systems

7. The creation of profiles and the management of quality checking of media

8. Ports as used by TCP/IP for the exchange of messages

9. Library and Air Ready Master content representations of video, audio, captioning and other metadata structures.

The primary systems envisioned as users of this standard are:

Program Management Systems

Broadcast Traffic Systems

Master Control Automation Systems

Content Distribution Systems

QC Systems

Mastering and Library Systems of Media Content

This particular document focuses on documentation of the BXF schemas.