ITunes Store Movie Purchase Play Immediately ?

I bought a movie from the iTunes Store and it said it was going to take about an hour to download. After 10 minutes I tried and could play it in iTunes on my computer but I could not get it to show up on Apple TV until the whole movie had been downloaded. Should I have been able to start watching the movie on Apple TV while it was still downloading ?
I tried disconnecting from Apple TV, quitting and restarting iTunes, etc. but it would not show up on Apple TV until it was completely downloaded.

Jeff,
You're correct. You can play the movie in iTunes while it's downloading, but not in Apple TV. I sure hope the next software release allows for this feature.
Kind Regards,
Julian

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