14 hours to download a movie, not done yet?

Windows 7 64 bit / iTunes 11.0.2.26 / 30 Mbps cable
I purchased Lif of Pi on iTunes yesterday, and after 14 hours the download is still not complete. '5 hours remaining'. Tested my current speed = 37 Mbps. What's going on - Comments appreciated, IM

U P D A T E: iTunes download speed is 480 kb/sec.
Just for fun (NOT). I just downloaded an 80 MB Adobe file. 4 minutes @ 42 Mbps. This problem is not on my end!

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