How do I stop Apple TV purchases from automatically downloading to my desktop?

I bought movies from old Apple TV and every time I upgrade Apps on my desktop iMac it tries to download these movies. i don't want them on my iMac. I have deleted and removed each time mid download, but it keeps trying. I find nowhere that I can stop this process. What am I missing?

I found answer in "More Like This" section. They really should show this section before we post so we can see the ? has been asked and answered before!

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