Chyron

[+ Avalon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron

 

It's the bottom banner on the tv screen like on news show. Just found out what it was called.

[Bearofdistinction]

Yeah Chyron Generators have been around in TV studios for several decades -- they just keep getting more advanced and versatile

[+ azdr0710]

Same as what some call a "crawl"?

 

Or is static?

[bigvalboy]

I call it "annoying"

[+ bashful]

I call it "annoying"

 

Agree. It competes with what's on the screen, causing me to miss part of either, depending where I'm focused.

[Gadfly22]

I call it "annoying"

Agree. It competes with what's on the screen, causing me to miss part of either, depending where I'm focused.

Doubly agree. I can't watch games on ESPN anymore. My eyes are drawn to that annoying crawl!