In Australia , the first major use of news tickers occurred in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 . Since the initial introduction , Seven Network and Nine Network 's respective morning programs '' Sunrise '' and '' Today '' had retained their own tickers , although '' Sunrise '' changed theirs into a " flipper " effect while the ticker used by '' Today '' only displays weather forecasts for various Australian cities
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
News ticker