Usage
Many news broadcasters also place a clock alongside their DOG. In the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, DOGs may also include the show's parental guideline rating. In Australia, this is known as a Program Return Graphic (PRG). It has also become custom to place text advertising other programs on the network above the station's logo.
In many countries, some TV networks put "live" in the bottom of the DOG to advise viewers that the program is live other than repeats.
During televised sports events, a DOG may also display a few game-related statistics such as the current score. This has led many people in Canada and the United States to refer to it as a score bug.
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—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
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