score bug

plural score bugs

1. A chyron displaying a sports score and similar information.

   Hill, who had received death threats over the football score bug, was ecstatic at all the free publicity.

   2013 June 29, Jonathon Gatehouse, “The Promised Land”, in The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the NHL and Changed the Game Forever, Triumph Books, →ISBN, page 163

   2 more examples

   Right now, we have the score bug in the corner, that will suddenly seem a little odd in the middle of the HD picture. So we know we have to reformat some graphics and things like that.

   2002, Broadcasting & Cable, volume 132, Cahners Publishing Company, page 37

   On some score bugs, an operator will be responsible for adding certain pieces manually. For example sometimes a score bug will have a sponsored element, provide the current team on the floor, or let folks know that a penalty has occurred.

   2017 June 20, Marc Zumoff, Max Negin, “Graphics and Design Elements”, in Total Sportscasting: Performance, Production, and Career Development, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 216