Other uses for a subtitle stream - animation?

Hello all
Is it possible to use subtitle layers for other purposes. To explain, I am going to have a very full DVD and the client wishes to have a user option for a "tickertape" style commentary running along the bottom should the user wish for more info. In effect this would be permanently moving right to left line a la Sky News.
Is there a way of doing this without creating a new m2v file and doubling the size of the material on the DVD?
I already have subtitles on another track.
All thoughts welcome.

A short answer would be not really. There is ability to create an animated subtitle stream in the DVD spec but not in DVDSP. This would mean creating a separate subtitle for each frame to create the animation. Very labor intensive.

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