AT&T exec says he’s open to free mobile TV

     phones in the company’s lineup that can receive new digital broadcasts from local TV stations, if a business model can be worked out.

TV stations in 22 U.S. cities announced this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show that they will start broadcasting signals this year in “mobile digital TV,” a format designed to be received by devices like cell phones, MP3 players, GPS units and in-car entertainment systems.