The scrolling message was the first thing I disabled. It seemed too small and narrow to be much use even if you did want to read the text. I think it should disappear entirely, and be replaced by the news board which should only appear when you hover over the info icon.
And as the news panel probably employs RSS, I wish Sony would stick that functionality in there too as channels.
And as the news panel probably employs RSS, I wish Sony would stick that functionality in there too as channels.