Apple TV 1 won't sync movies from iTunes library

I have a 160GB Apple TV 1 with software version 3.0.2 connected via an ethernet cable to my network. I have about 4000 songs, 20 movies, and 30 TV shows in my iTunes library on my computer. Most of the movies and TV shows were purchased from iTunes. Some however were purchased from other online sources. None are ripped from discs.
When I originally purchased the Apple TV, all the songs, movies, and TV shows synced without an issues. A few months ago though, the movies and TV shows stopped syncing. They actually disappeared from my Apple TV. So, now I have most of my songs on the Apple TV, but no movies or TV shows will sync. I have reset the Apple TV to factory settings multiple times. Each time, all the songs will sync, but none of the movies or TV shows. I have tried doing an "Automatic Sync" with no luck. I have tried doing a "Custom Sync" and selecting "All Movies" under the movie tab with no luck. I am extremely frustrated because it seems to have happened out of the blue. Any thoughts or help?

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