Apple tv stops streaming from mac

I have apple tv 3rd gen and a new mac mini.
When I stream content in itunes on the mac on the apple tv, after 1-5 minutes it stops, the screen goes black for 10 seconds and it then asks me to turn homesharing on. This problem is very persistent. I have a great internet connection with wifi.
Hope someone can help me

On a sidenote, I also have an ipad and normally homesharing with the ipad works fine, but after having an apple tv incident, I have to restart the mac for homesharing to work with the ipad

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