Press Release: Location based Entertainment Consultancy Appointment for South East Asia and ANZ

Hong Kong –  17 December 2019 – Today, Scallywag Entertainments Limited announced that it has been appointed by BBC Studios to help develop location-based entertainment opportunities in the South East Asia and ANZ regions. The appointment to support BBC Studios in identifying locations, investors, licensing and operational partners for BBC branded attractions such as Top Gear, CBeebies and BBC Earth consists of exclusive and non-exclusive appointments across multiple geographies.

Scallywag Entertainments, which is headed by former Merlin Entertainments Director and long-time Hong Kong resident Oliver Cully, was founded in early 2019 to support companies in the location-based entertainment sector such as theme parks, family entertainment centres and visitor attractions as well as brand owners, looking to develop their brands in the sector.

Oliver says “Scallywag Entertainments is delighted to be appointed by BBC Studios which has some of the most recognised, exciting and enviable brands around. We look forward to finding locations and partners for the BBC to bring its brands to life in the form of visitor attractions, so that millions of its fans can experience and interact with them first-hand”

Significant Appetite for Branded Entertainment Concepts in APAC region

Oliver adds “The Asia Pacific region has a significant appetite for branded entertainment – there has never been a greater demand for quality branded experiences”.

Mat Way, Global Director of Live Entertainment at BBC Studios says “We are excited to work with Scallywag Entertainments and look forward to developing our attractions business in the S.E. Asia and ANZ markets”.

About Scallywag Entertainments Limited

Scallywag Entertainments is a Hong Kong based, regional consulting company established to support IP owners, attractions, entertainment & leisure businesses set up or expand in the Asia Pacific region. Scallywag Entertainments has exclusive representation contracts with major companies in the sector.

About BBC Studios APAC

Covering Australia, New Zealand and 23 countries across the Asia region, BBC Studios APAC is overseen by EVP Jon Penn. Operating from eight offices, with its main bases in Sydney, Beijing and Singapore, BBC Studios APAC comprises of Content Sales and Co-productions, Branded Services, Production, Format Sales, Consumer Products and Live Events. 

BBC Studios, Top Gear, CBeebies and BBC Earth are either registered trademarks or trademarks of BBC Studios in the United Kingdom and / or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information about Scallywag Entertainments and to learn more about the opportunity of partnering with BBC in APAC contact: Oliver Cully Email: ocully@scallywagentertainments.com

Website: www.scallywagentertainments.com