Apple TV and External HD Only

Hello All,
I have my movies stored on an external Hard Drive (network attached, and usb if need be) and iTunes on my Macbook points to the drive as far as my movies.
I would like to purchase an Apple TV to stream these movies to the television but I don't want to have to have my Macbook on in order to do so. Is it possible for the Apple TV to see the external HD with all the movies without having to have Itunes on my Macbook started up?
Thanks for the insight!

Apple TV has to have a way to interface with the external drive and that interface is iTunes. All my movies are on an external drive connected to my Mac and iTunes has to be open to stream the content. The only difference I can tell from your post is my external is not wireless but as stated the Apple TV needs a way to connect to the drive. Hope that helps.

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