The amount of sport shown on television every week has increased significantly and this is having an impact on live sports events. Do you think the benefits of having more televised sport are greater than the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
It becomes a controversial topic at the moment about the effects of the televised sports in several aspects. Why is so much sport broadcast nowadays? Is this in the best interests of sport? What are the disadvantageous points from the accessibility of sport channels? All of these questions will be discussed in this essay.
To begin with, there are few reasons behind the growth of televised sport. Firstly, ticket prices have risen dramatically in the past ten years. Watching live sports matches is highly expensive as it sometimes costs up to 100 dollars, which is three times higher than in t...
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