I have just rented a film and it is saying 2 hours before we can watch it why?

unable to watch a film that i have just rented anyone know why?

AppleTV rentals are fixed size.
For a given SD/HD quality you therefore need a minimum internet speed to play near instantly:
SD 2.5 Mbps
720p HD 6 Mbps
1080p HD 8 Mbps
...any slower and the device has to buffer the video in order to play back the media without stopping/starting.
Chances are you have rented HD and your internet is too slow to play near instantly.
AC

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