Apple TV will not play any Apple Content

I cannot get any iTunes player (iPhone, MacBook Pro, Apple TV, etc.) to play any Apple related content. iTunes radio does not play, movie trailers do not play, nada. Netflix works fine, so its clear that I am successfully connected to the internet. I logged into my iCloud account, that all looks fine.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Hello jfinwick,
It may help to restart your Apple TV, as detailed in the article linked below.
Apple TV: How to restart your Apple TV
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3180
Cheers,
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