Banijay Finland

Banijay Finland, one of Finland’s most prominent TV production companies, is known for top-rated shows like Married at First Sight and Dancing with the Stars. Banijay relies heavily on efficient contract management and archiving to ensure smooth production workflows. When the company’s previous contract management challenges became overwhelming, it decided to turn to Zefort for a solution.

Organizing scattered and hard-to-find contracts

Before Zefort, Banijay’s contracts were stored across various locations, such as Google Drive, Box, and even on employees’ personal computers. Only the most essential contracts were kept in an electronic archive, which wasn’t functional due to its outdated nature.

“Our finance and legal teams didn’t have access to many contracts and often had to ask around for them,” describes Liina Laiso, Banijay Finland’s Head of Legal & HR.

Banijay urgently needed a new solution that would meet the needs of a modern production company.

Zefort’s AI and effortless search make contract management seamless

As Banijay began the search for a new contract management system, they had one clear requirement: all contracts needed to be easy and quick to find.

“One of the most crucial features was the search functionality, allowing us to search contracts by keywords. AI-assisted metadata recognition also stood out compared to other systems,” Laiso explains.

All of Banijay’s production contracts are now stored in Zefort and organized into folders by production and season, making it easy and fast to retrieve them. Additionally, Zefort Sign provides a convenient and secure way to sign contracts.

“Essentially, all contracts we send out are now signed using Zefort Sign,” Laiso emphasizes.

A system that supports all parts of the company

Zefort has been widely adopted across the entire Banijay organization. In addition to the finance and legal teams, producers and production managers use the platform for all productions.

“With Zefort, we sign and archive employment contracts, participant agreements, filming location leases, NDAs, and much more,” Laiso lists.

Zefort is highly praised for its user-friendly design. As Banijay operates in a very project-based manner, the users frequently change.

“Thanks to Zefort’s ease of use, new users rarely need separate assistance, which significantly streamlines and speeds up our operations,” Laiso notes.

A reliable partner with quick customer service

Zefort’s customer service receives only praise from Banijay. Their quick responsiveness and language skills offer a clear competitive advantage:

“Customer service responds quickly in my language, which is a major advantage compared to many similar services,” says Laiso.

With Zefort, Banijay’s contract management has become centralized, effortless, and efficient, freeing up valuable resources for other tasks.

“Zefort’s user-friendliness and reliability make it a solution we can absolutely recommend to others,” concludes Laiso.