Has anyone else been contacted by your area cable provider’s ad/sales department to produce regional or local cable spots? I did this once more than ten years ago for an ad agency and never did it again. The last pitch to me directly from a cable AE was $500 per spot! For that flat rate they want you to script, shoot (with lights & sound), edit, tag, voice AND collect for production! They bill seperately for the ad time. As for production collection, I’m sure they would lean on the client if you didn’t get paid, but ultimately it’s on you.