Background of ticker & Inline text title

Check out this FAQ for styling your ticker http://metaphorcreations.ticksy.com/faq/1749

The title & inline title options are located in the Global Settings metabox for your ticker.

You have some extra styles coming from your theme that are affecting the title. You will need to override them with this css:

.mtphr-dnt-inline-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 12px;
}