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The shrinking screen is getting to be an irritant on t.v. in general, not just on TNT. They're becoming like the annoying vendors at a sports event who block critical action.
MLS and international soccer have it figured out--run a bug with a score and sponsor's logo in the upper left of the screen. But don't cover any sports action with anything short of a true emergency, such as a weather alert.