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On the ball: Simmons scores largest broadcast deal in Japanese sports history

On the ball: Simmons scores largest broadcast deal in Japanese sports history
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18 August 2016
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In $2bn deal, Simmons & Simmons has netted a lead role advising UK company Perform Group for the rights to broadcast the top tiers of Japanese football.

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