These days, when it comes to sport, a higher number of games played by men are broadcast, compared to that of women. A growing number of people having more interest in men’s sporting events is the main reason for this and I believe that equal attention should be paid to women’s sport. The major factor leading television producers to prioritise men’s sport is the audience watching male athletes competing considerably outnumbers people watching shows of their female counterparts. More viewers mean more profits, advertising contracts and sponsorship investments for the TV channels broadcasting the shows. Take football in Vietnam as an example. Men’s football match at the 30th SEA games attracted millions of people both from different parts of Vietnam and other neighbouring countries, while the figure for women’s match was significantly lower. Giving men’s sport a higher priority is, therefore, a wise strategy to earn large profits and attract more investment.
However, I would argue that TV coverage should not be biased towards men’s sport and that female athlete should be given equal opportunities. If men’s sports programmes continue to receive significantly more coverage than the programmes of their opposite sex, it might increase gender inequality, which is one of the most serious issues in many parts of the world today. Another thing is that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people who have an interest in women’s sport in recent years, and hence, television coverage should focus more on this area.
In conclusion, a wider audience watching men’s sports channels is the most important reason why TV producers provide more men’s shows than women’s shows, and I am of the opinion that there should be a greater equality in the coverage of men’s and women’s sport. 
These days, when it  
comes
 to  
sport
, a higher number of games played by  
men
 are broadcast, compared to that of  
women
. A growing number of  
people
 having more interest in  
men’s
 sporting  
events
 is the main reason for this and I believe that equal attention should  
be paid
 to  
women’s
  sport
. The major factor leading television producers to  
prioritise
  men’s
  sport
 is the audience watching male athletes competing  
considerably
 outnumbers  
people
 watching  
shows
 of their female counterparts. More viewers mean more profits, advertising contracts and sponsorship investments for the TV channels broadcasting the  
shows
. Take football in Vietnam as an example.  
Men’s
 football match at the 30th SEA games attracted millions of  
people
 both from  
different
 parts of Vietnam and other  
neighbouring
 countries, while the figure for  
women’s
 match was  
significantly
 lower. Giving  
men’s
  sport
 a higher priority is,  
therefore
, a wise strategy to earn large profits and attract more investment. 
However
, I would argue that TV  
coverage
 should not  
be biased
 towards  
men’s
  sport
 and that female athlete should be  
given
 equal opportunities. If  
men’s
  sports
  programmes
 continue to receive  
significantly
 more  
coverage
 than the  
programmes
 of their opposite sex, it might increase gender inequality, which is one of the most serious issues in  
many
 parts of the world  
today
. Another thing is that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of  
people
 who have an interest in  
women’s
  sport
 in recent years, and  
hence
, television  
coverage
 should focus more on this area. 
In conclusion
, a wider audience watching  
men’s
  sports
 channels is the most  
important
 reason why TV producers provide more  
men’s
  shows
 than  
women’s
  shows
, and I am of the opinion that there should be a greater equality in the  
coverage
 of  
men’s
 and  
women’s
  sport
.