I used to be able to watch a rented move on my Apple TV when it was partially downloaded.  Now it is making me wait till it is fully downloaded.  What changed?

when renting movies on my Apple TV, I used to be be able to start watching when only 1 or 2% downloaded.  Today it made me wait till it was fully downloaded in 2 hours.  Did something change?   Why do I have to wait?

Playback will start onice a portion has loaded, this will be indicated by the option to start now or watch later. If it continues to buffer during playback or there are other issues then that will be due to the network.
What is your current connection via speedtest.net
Make sure DNS is set to auto (settings - general - network)
If on wifi try Ethernet

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