Historically, the channel's programming consisted mainly of featured classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment film library which comprises films from Warner Bros. Pictures (covering films released before 1950) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986). However, TCM now has licensing deals with other Hollywood film studios as well as its Time Warner sister company, Warner Bros. (which now controls the Turner Entertainment library and its own later films), and occasionally shows more recent films. Turner Classic Movies is a dedicated film channel and is available in United States, United Kingdom, France (TCM Cinema), Spain (TCM Espana), Nordic countries, Middle East and Africa.

In 1986, eight years before the launch of Turner Classic Movies, Ted Turner acquired the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio for $1.5 billion. Concerns over Turner Entertainment's corporate debt load resulted in Turner selling the studio that October back to Kirk Kerkorian, from whom Turner had purchased the studio less than a year before. As part of the deal, Turner Entertainment retained ownership of MGM's library of films released up to May 9, 1986. Turner Broadcasting System was split into two companies; Turner Broadcasting System and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and reincorporated as MGM/UA Communications Co.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. What television channel is discussed?
2. What does that stand for?
3. How many regions is it available in?
4. What's one of them?
5. Is it called exactly the same thing in each region?
6. Where is it named differently?
7. What does it go by there?
8. What happened in 1994?
9. Who founded the station?
10. Is the station named after him?
11. What other movie outfit did he purchase?
12. Did he buy it for 2 billion?
13. How much did he buy it for?
14. What caused another sale?
15. Who was it sold back to?
16. What was the historical lineup on the station?
17. Are more recent videos ever shown?

Numbered answers:
1. TCM
2. Turner Classic Movies
3. Seven
4. United States
5. no
6. Spain
7. TCM Espana
8. unknown
9. Ted Turner
10. Yes
11. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio
12. No
13. $1.5 billion
14. Concerns over Turner Entertainment's corporate debt load
15. Kirk Kerkorian,
16. featured classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment film library
17. Yes