Altice USA stock rose as high as $32.74 per share, up 9% or $2.74 each from its $30 IPO price, in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Altice USA, a subsidiary of European telecom giant Altice N.V., priced its IPO Wednesday night at $30 per share. The cable company, which bought Suddenlink Communications in December 2015 and Cablevision Systems in June 2016, offered about 63.9 million shares to the public, raising about $1.9 billion.

The stock peaked at $32.74 each before closing at $32.71 per share on June 22.

Altice USA backers BC Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board were the biggest beneficiaries of the IPO, selling a combined 51 million shares in the offering. Altice USA sold about 12 million shares, the proceeds of which will be used to pay down bond debt incurred by Cablevision prior to its deal closing.

Wall Street expects Altice USA to use its new stock to purchase more cable companies, with many focusing on Cox Communications, despite the Atlanta-based company’s repeated insistence that it is not for sale.

Altice USA CEO Dexter Goei told CNBC Thursday that he agreed Cox “is not for sale,” adding that is possible over the next three or four years that the public company could find opportunities to “buy other stuff.” However, that doesn’t appear to be a priority in the short-term.

“Our whole job is to be ready,” Goei told CNBC. “We’re ready. We’ll let things play out as they are over the next several years. We’re not in any hurry to do anything, we’ve got a lot of operational work to do, a lot of big, big projects on fiber to the home and our One Communications Hub. We’re not in any hurry but we need to be prepared. That’s really the reason why we went public."

Scripps Networks Interactive said it will change its common stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the NASDAQ Global Select Market later this month.

According to the company, SNI expects its common stock to cease trading on the NYSE effective at the market close on March 14 and to begin trading on the NASDAQ exchange on March 15. The company will retain its current ticker symbol “SNI.”

“We are excited to join the world’s most innovative companies listed on Nasdaq,” said SNI chairman and CEO Ken Lowe in a statement. “Nasdaq provides the deepest pool of liquidity in the U.S. market and a comprehensive suite of trading, visibility and corporate solutions powered by cutting-edge technology. We look forward to our partnership to further reach investors and customers worldwide.”

“Nasdaq is proud to be the listing venue of choice for Scripps Networks Interactive and a dedicated business partner for the company and its shareholders,” said NASDAQ chief operating officer Adena Friedman in a statement. “As the media industry evolves, Nasdaq remains committed to supporting innovators like Scripps Networks Interactive as they transform our entertainment experiences and continue to deliver captivating lifestyle content to their audiences in the U.S. and abroad.”

Madison Square Garden Co. said Tuesday that it plans to transfer the listing of its Class A common stock to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from the NASDAQ Global Market, beginning on July 27.

The stock will trade on the NYSE under its current symbol “MSG” and will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Exchange until the transfer is complete.

 “We are pleased to be joining the NYSE’s lineup of world-class companies as we continue to pursue opportunities to generate value for our shareholders,” said MSG chief financial officer Dnna Coleman in a statement. “This includes our proposed spin-off of our sports and entertainment businesses from our media business, which we expect to complete in 2015.”

MSG plans to spin off its sports businesses –including the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers, the New York Liberty, Westchester Knicks (NBADL) and the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) – and its entertainment assets – including Madison Square Garden Arena, Radio City Music Hall, The Beacon Theater, The LA Forum and others – from its media assets MSG Networks and MSG-Plus. The spin is expected to be completed later this year.  

 “We look forward to a long-term relationship with The Madison Square Garden Company,” said NYSE president Tom Farley in a statement. “With a portfolio of legendary brands and a reputation for creating world-class experiences, MSG is a great addition to our community of leading companies and we welcome the opportunity to support MSG’s continued growth.”

Tribune Media Co. has received approval from the New York Stock Exchange to list its Class A common stock under the symbol “TRCO.” The company, which includes both broadcast TV and cable assets, expects to begin trading on the NYSE on Dec. 5.

Tribune Media is the result of Tribune Media Co.’s spin-off of its publishing assets – including 10 major daily newspapers, more than 60 digital properties and 180 verticals in markets like Los Angeles; Chicago; South Florida; Hartford, Conn.; Allentown Pa.; Baltimore; and Newport News, Va.  – into a separate publicly traded entity called Tribune Publishing in August. Tribune Publishing began trading on the NYSE under the symbol “TPUB” on August 5.

Tribune Media includes 42 television stations, cable channel WGN America, Tribune Studios and digital assets such as Zap2it and TV By the Numbers, and multicast networks Antenna TV and This TV.