 Channel 9 started airing Nickelodeon cartoons (in a block also known as "Nick Toons"; a first for free-to-air television in Greece), formerly known as the staples of the channel's programming, in late 2003, around one year after Alpha Digital, a digital satellite pay television platform by sister channel Alpha TV, was discontinued due to low amount of subscribers and financial problems.Alpha Kids was one of its premium channels, and would air throughout the enirety of its everyday schedule Nickelodeon shows (formerly aired on a block on Alpha Cinema 1).No new Nickelodeon shows were bought after its closure.