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iTunes moving downloading in HLS format from iTunes store

I recently bought Dora and the Lost City of Gold for my kids. From my iMac I normally download the HD copy and then when the kids rewatch several times, its stored locally on my Mac. I couldn't figure out why it wasn't showing up on my Apple TV via homesharing. I see it just fine on my iMac in the "TV" app and can play it.


Upon further investigation when I download a copy of the movie, it's downloading in .HLS format direct from the iTunes store. Apparently the Apple TV doesn't list these types of movies when I view my home sharing library. Is there any fix for this?


TLDR: New Dora movie downloads in HLS format, Apple TV doesnt "see" it in my homesharing library. All other movies are displaying perfectly fine.

Posted on Jan 4, 2020 9:30 AM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2020 7:44 PM

Same problem here. HLS video downloaded onto my MacBook, but via Home Sharing that video is not visible on any other device -- Apple TV, iPad or iPhone. Apple has really screwed up video sharing with the latest releases of MacOS and iOS.

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iTunes moving downloading in HLS format from iTunes store

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