Apple TV Will Not Play iTunes Content

Question

This is my last resort. The notion of paying Apple thirty dollars for simple support is ridiculous. For several days now, I've been entirely unable to access any purchased content through my second generation Apple TV. No music, movies, or TV shows. Which is especially important, because I just dropped over a hundred dollars on the new HD remastering of Batman 66', with a courtesy tax towards Apple. I could have bought it on Blu-Ray but felt having instant access to these episodes through my iOS devices and most imporantly, my television, would far outweigh the benefits of a hard copy.
I can see now that faith was misplaced. It evidently was a mistake to finally purchase this very expensive show through Apple and their products. If I cannot watch a purchased television show on my television with a product designed to access this purchase on said television... That is distilled failure. Apple's failure to ensure their products and services to work as advertised and purchased. Most certainly in the future, any purchases through iTunes will be second-guessed and hesitated. A Blu-Ray needs no faulty authentication. I've lost trust in the silver and black monolith that is Apple. They are fallible.
Additionally, before that Churchill dude or whoever shows up, yes. I've tried everything. Restarting or resetting, Apple TV or Router. Digital Audio on or off. I've have tried every available solution known to the layman. This issue clearly resides within Apple's walls or servers most likely. The progress bar loads, authenticates, and reassuringly everytime a yellow triangle comes. To tell me no, not today, you will not be using what you paid for.

Answer 1

I assume it was bought with the saem AppleID you are logged in to iTunes with on the AppleTV?
Have you tried restarting AppleTV?
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