The Banijay Rights Case Study

Scaling VOD and FAST distribution workflows with Smart Trimming

“Using Knox to automate some of our editing tasks and produce VOD ready files has been an absolute game changer for us. It’s allowed us to focus our staff on more exciting and fulfilling aspects of their jobs and scale our VOD and FAST distribution workflows effectively.”

— Richard Clarke, Head of Content Operations of Banijay Rights.

The Client

Leading global distributor, Banijay Rights, represents a world-class, multi-genre portfolio of more than 205,000 hours of standout programming. Handling the distribution for content powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, the division specialises in the exploitation of premium scripted and non-scripted brands to broadcasters worldwide.

Representing quality, excellence and experience in the business of linear and non-linear television and ancillary activity across all platforms, Banijay Rights’ catalogue encompasses a host of top titles from Banijay’s 130+ in-house labels, and a number of third-party producers, spanning drama, comedy, entertainment, factual, reality, family, formats and theatrical.

Delivering high-quality IP, which was born locally and travels globally, the distributor offers the best stories told the best way. Its landmark brands include Survivor, Big Brother, MasterChef, Peaky Blinders, Rogue Heroes, Marie Antoinette, Grantchester, Deal or No Deal, Home and Away, Mr Bean and Black Mirror.

Built on independence, creative freedom, entrepreneurialism and commercial acumen, Banijay Rights operates under the direction of Chief Executive Officer, Cathy Payne.

Background

Banijay Rights had a significant operational challenge in preparing assets for VoD and FAST distribution. Industry-standard master files for films or TV shows require meticulous editing to ensure a seamless version for delivery. This includes removing color bars, end boards, textless frames, and other technical elements unnecessary for the final viewer. Additionally, assets must be properly transcoded, black bars eliminated, and in some cases, VITC removed.

This process is both time-consuming and inefficient.

Manually editing each asset is not only tedious but also highly time-consuming. When applied across a vast catalog like Banijay Rights’—spanning countless shows, seasons, and episodes—the workload quickly escalates, demanding resources while delaying distribution.

Solution & Business Value

With Knox Media Hub’s Smart Trimming and orchestration features, Banijay Rights has fully automated asset preparation in the cloud. Seamless versions are trimmed in batches, transcoded as needed, and delivered ready for publishing—without manual intervention—drastically increasing efficiency.

They can now distribute shows to VoD and FAST platforms without human intervention in asset preparation, generating hundreds of ready-to-publish episodes in minutes. This automation allows Banijay Rights to publish more content to VoD and FAST channels, maximizing monetization opportunities.