Cable operators, programmers, telcos team up on local advertising

Fights between cable operators and networks will continue to emerge as programming costs continue to rise. However, as Steve Donohue, editor of FierceCable reports in a new feature, a growing number of operators are teaming up with cable networks and even competitors such as AT&T (NYSE: T), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and DirecTV (Nasdaq: DTV) to sell local advertising. Read more