Apple TV keeps dropping during playback.

Happening on iTunes running on 2 separate machines, 1 Win7 and the other on a new iMac
I have 3 Apple TVs on my network and all have the same issue. Anyone come across a fix? Seems like a home sharing issue
This is a real problem as home sharing is now the backbone of media entertainment and the playback dropouts can occur 2 or 3 times in a 40 min playback

Can you be more specific on the issue? By dropping do you mean the stream pauses? The device shuts off ? Is this content from iTunes ? Netflix or ther service? Home sharing ? Airplay?

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