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Sony’s Wayne Garvie Reveals How He Beat Rivals To Eleven & Why The Acquisition Rounds Out His UK Portfolio
Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: It’s a deal that’s been nearly six months in the making, but on Wednesday, Sony Pictures Television finally confirmed it has acquired one of the hottest properties in the British production business.The Hollywood studio has taken control of producer Eleven following what president of international production, Wayne Garvie, described as a “pretty competitive” process earlier this year. We first sniffed the deal in April.Deadline understands that other groups, including All3Media, were in for Eleven, while there were even rumors that Netflix took a look at the company on the back of Sex Education and upcoming Tom Hiddleston thriller White Stork.