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I rented a movie on my iPad but there isn't enough space on it to download the movie so now I'm trying to either watch it on my AppleTV or laptop through iTunes, but I can't seem to find how to do that. Is it not possible?

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No, it is not possible.

See this Apple Support Document for more information:

Movies rented on iPad cannot be transferred to other devices and can only be viewed on iPad.

You'll have to expand the section on "Movie rentals on iPad" to see the above quote.

Your only option is to free up enough space to watch it on your iPad.

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I have an Apple dock cable with an HDMI connector. Using that cable I was able to play the movie

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    How does this avoid the problem of not having space on iPad to download the movie? This seems more about connecting the TV and not about getting around a space crunch on the iPad/
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Mar 31, 2016 at 17:17
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That is a disgrace. My parents bought an Apple TV on the promise of compatibility between Apple devices, and yet now they find that for some bizarre reason the rules are different for their iPad. They rented a film on iTunes on the iPad whilst they were out of the house, and found that it could only be watched on the iPad, unlike films rented on their MacBook which can be watched on all devices. There was no warning or disclaimer about this, only a bit of small print on the we page linked to. I think that is a con.

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  • We normally delete non-answers, but I think the attitude here is worth keeping. 1. You can contact Apple and ask for a refund. They may or may not assist, but did you even check? 2. There is a dialog every time I rented a movie on the iPad telling me I cannot watch the rental elsewhere. Not saying it's never broken, but are you sure they didn't click through the message? 3. This is documented well on multiple Apple pages, here and on other internet sites. 4. The iPad can AirPlay the rental to the AppleTV so what's the compatibility point you are making? 5. Is the outrage over $6?
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Dec 27, 2013 at 0:04
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if you have an apple tv all you have to do is stream a movie from your iPad or other apple device. No problem

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  • How would the OP "stream" it instead of the iOS normal which is to download the rental?
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Mar 31, 2016 at 16:37

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