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Universal production firm appoints IOW chief to F1 Rocks role
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 23 June 2009
Universal’s event production company All The Worlds has announced it has appointed Isle Of Wight Festival boss John Giddings to head up F1 Rocks, the previously reported JV between the Universal business and the Formula 1 company to stage music-based events around the F1 race calendar.
Giddings will, according to the press statement, “construct a network of local promoter partners and create highly desirable content to benefit our media and broadcast packages, which will be tailored to maximise results in each territory”. Confirming his involvement in the venture, he told CMU: “I’ve always said something is only worth doing if it’s fun. This innovative project and the opportunity it represents to put on amazing shows was too good to pass up!”
Paul Morrison, a partner in Universal’s events business, and CEO of it, added: “We are pleased to strengthen the team with John joining us. His wealth of experience and knowledge will be a huge asset to All the Worlds and F1 Rocks and will no doubt contribute towards many memorable and successful events ahead. John is also a huge Formula 1 fan, which helps!”
