Cant connect AppleTV as remote speakers

AppleTV will no longer connect as a remote speaker from iTunes. I always get the following even though my iMac and AppleTV are active on my home network: An error occured while connecting to the remote speaker "Apple TV". An unknown error occurred (-15000).

This is really frustrating... Why does Apple refuse to acknowledge this issue as it appears to be a problem for many!
I'm in the same boat with the following config:
MacBook Pro (Early '08) <-wireless-> AirPort Extreme 802.11g <-ethernet-> ATV
Why is it that ever since late December, I've been unable to stream from iTunes to my ATV?
Firmware on everything is the latest, using iTunes 8.0.2, AppleTV 2.3, OSX 10.5.6, I've set the firewall to "Set access..." and allowed iTunes, I've tried the iPv6 on/off trick, yet NOTHING works!
Is this a 10.5.6 issue? I noticed that it tanked right around the 12/15/08 release date...

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