Update: Optimum Shares Rise After Distribution Deal With A+E Global

02:28 PM EDT, 09/24/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the latest stock price movement in the headline and the first paragraph.) Optimum Communications (ATUS) shares rose 4.4% in Thursday afternoon trading after the company agreed to an expanded multiyear distribution deal with A+E Global Media to continue offering the network's channels to its users. The contract ensures television subscribers in 21 states maintain access to A+E's complete linear portfolio, Optimum said Thursday in a statement. The agreement also creates new collaboration opportunities for both companies across advertising and distribution. Price: 1.07, Change: +0.04, Percent Change: +4.41