Channel 9 (Greece)

[18][19] The channel would slowly start constantly airing replays of other shows, and there would be a potential shutdown of the station.

[20] At the end of 2006, journalist Nikos Evangelatos was forced to resign, following improper financial handling, firing all of the station's 390 employees.

By mid-2005, the major shareholder would appear to be Stathis Tsotsoros, president of the directors' board and chief executive on Alpha TV and Channel 9.

[40][41][42][43] Behind the journalist was late businessman Dimitris Kontominas, and only because Greek law at the time did not allow individual ownership of more than one television channel and two radio stations.

[44] In late 2010, the organization's statute was altered, with an expansion of activities,[45] while two years later, the station's headquarters were transferred to the old facilities of Alpha TV in Paiania.

The station was bought in September 2022 by Dionysis Panagiotakis, and at midnight on November 1 it was replaced by One Channel, with which its immediate predecessor had a collaboration, officially utilizing its informative license after many years.

[49][50] Other programming would include children's series, foreign films from Village Roadshow[51] and original productions, mainly medical ones.

Channel 9 has also aired sports events such as Bundesliga,[52] Eredivisie,[53] the Scotland Premier League,[52] NBA,[54] Serie A,[55] Coupe de France[56] and Skoda Foot Volley 2006, as well as programming from MTV Global[57] and productions for its sister channel, Alpha TV, since its change of ownership in 2000 (such as TSA, I Kouzina tis Mamas and Oikogeneiakes Istories).

During airings of SpongeBob SquarePants on Channel 9 in November 2007, the National Council for Radio and Television started investigations regarding a claim made by one of its members, in which he says that "the show contains violent scenes for children.

"[134] Another show named "Full 9" was also investigated by the Greek National Council for Radio and Television, and as a result was cancelled in March 2006, after being described as a "casino" and that it encouraged gambling.

A telemarketing show promoting a camera called "L'espion" by Oikos Missias which aired on Channel 9 (then called Polis) and TV 10, one of its co-operating channels at the time,[54] gained attention in the mid-2010s, as it was featured in a reaction video made by popular YouTuber 2J, which has surpassed 2 million views.

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