news ticker

noun3

1. •
   A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape.

   • Supplementing the quotation tickers are the news tickers. These operate on the same principle as the former, but print current news having stock market value on a band of paper about six inches wide. — 1929
2. •
   Any device for displaying incoming news stories.

   • My new cell phone has a news ticker feature.
3. •
   A line of text that moves across the lower part of a television screen or monitor, showing the latest news.