Apple TV appearing on my Apple TV in Airplay list

Hi -
I have recently discovered a 'ghost' Apple TV appearing in the Airplay list of devices on my Apple TV (3rd generation running 7.2). This ghost Apple TV is showing a lock symbol alongside it, and is neither of the two Apple TV's I own. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I have tried finding it on both my iPhone and Macbook Pro and neither of these devices nor my second Apple TV (also 3rd generation/7.2) are listing this Apple TV. I have tried resetting the Airport Express and the Apple TV showing the ghost to no avail. Any assistance would be appreciated. I would like to rule out the possibility that it is a neighbour's device given that the network is secured.
Thanks

This pretty much describes my problem exactly.
I stream movies on my Mac to the TV via AppleTV and it is constantly doing one of 3 things :
1: The picture freezes and the sound continues to work, then ends up disconnecting all together
2: The sound drops and my picture continues to work and then it ends up disconnecting
3: It just disconnects all together instantly
The ONLY solution that works for me is simply reseting my MacBook and just reopening my movie. I wouldnt mind this if it only happend once and awhile, but this tends to happen almost 3-4 times everytime I watch a movie. Almost guarantees to happen with in the first 30 minutes of the film.
If you find or have found a solution please share, for I am so frusturated that I have had to join the conversations.
Thank you!

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