Apple TV shows all menus but won't play videos

Hello.  I have a 3rd generation Apple TV, and it has the latest software update...in fact I just reset it because of my problem.  I travel through all the menus, including iTunes, Netflix, and HBOGo (Yes, I have accounts on both).  When I get to the movie I want I can see the description and all the buttons.  When I try to play a video, I get the circle for a second, then the load bar, and then it reverts back to the menu.  It does it in iTunes, Netflix, and HBOGO.  I have hooked it to two different ISPs and through two different modem/routers, and the same problem happens.  This is very new.  Did an update just happen?  Is anyone else having this problem, and even better, did you figure out how to get around it?  Thanks.

My apologies.  It turned out that the new system that was on my iMac was responding to the apple remote together with the apple tv.  Somehow the iMac was overriding the play of the video by a split second and continually starting airplay and trying to play a nonexistent song.  Perhaps this will help someone.

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