Changing the Movie language in Apple TV

I fixed my ATV which was inexplicably playing a movie in French. Like everyone said, in settings make sure your language is set correctly, and if that doesn't fix it, go to audio/visual settings and change the language setting from default to the language you would like. Hope that helps!

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5255

it's the language in the setup which is key

Shaun,

Possibly the language is linked to the location set during sign up for iTunes.

If you set up an account using German address, billing information etc. iTunes and ATV will only present German content, the exception being "forgein in films".

Changing your account to a US location (requires US billing address) will give you the English content you are looking for.

All the best

Frank

Hi Shaun - did you ever find a solution? I am also in Austria, and having the exact same problem (although very new to Apple TV, so maybe its only a teething problem...?). Did the films you rented run in English in the end? is it perhaps only the previews that are in German only?

Thanks

I live in Geneva, Switzerland. The spoken language in this part of Switzerland is French. However my Apple TV movies are all in German. This is a laguage that nobody speaks round here. German is only spoken in places like Berne, Basel, and Zurich. So what makes Apple think that people in Switzerland speak German? More people in Switzerland understand and can speak English than can speak German. Because the movies are not in a language i undersyand, i.e. English or French, i have never paid for them.

The movies part of ATV is of no use to me because of the German. Ultimately, though, that's been a _good_ thing, because Apple's rental/purchase prices are so high. I rent everything through SwissTV.

Hi Shaun, I had the same problem, living in Germany, with UK I tunes account and Uk billing address, yet Apple TV defaulted to German dubbed movies.

But I found a solution!

Go setting, iTunes Store

Location

Preferred location

That worked for me!

Before I did this I also signed out and back in to the App Store.

Hope this helps

I also live in Austria, had this problem and finally got it solved. The problem is, you have to change the language on the apple tv with the apple tv remote. However, if you push the select button on the apple tv remote, the remote will also shut down the film on your computer, as the stupid remote works on both! I found this out by copying my rented film on my I phone, who is not affected by the stupid remote, and played the rented film from there. Than it was no problem at all to change the language to English!

So try this, or get a thick led wall between your computer and your apple tv.....

Oh, was already correctly answered.

Hello mandarello, to solve your remote problem, you need to pair it with ATV, see Get help with your Apple Remote - Apple Support.

This Stop older Apple Remotes from controlling your Apple TV (4th generation) - Apple Support may also be helpful

Thx, however after changing the language settings ATV tells me that I am not authorized to watch this movie