Apple TV1 will NOT transfer purchases back to iMac

Hi All,
Last night I purchased two videos on my Apple TV (1st Gen). When I tried to transfer purchases back to my iMac, they did not transfer. I tried rebooting my ATV, then tried re-syncing, then I tried de-authorizing and authorizing my iMac, still no resolution. All the devices have the latest software updates as well as my iTunes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks for the response WC. I will do what you suggested when I get home. So was I NOT supposed to buy those videos on ATV? And going forward, am I supposed to buy from iTunes only and stream it to watch it? Seems to be an inconvenient way of buying, if you're using ATV and you see something you like and you want to buy it and watch it immediately.

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