ATV wont sync content back to itunes

Hi all,
Firstly I apologize if this topic has come up before but I couldn't find it. Anyway every time I buy something on ATV I cant get it onto my Mac. I have an I mac running with snow leopard and itunes 9.2. I have tried syncing and clicking transfer purchases from ATV and all that good stuff but it just wont let me move purchase for ATV to my mac. They are both running on the same account so I am stumped.
Any help would be great
Thanks
m

mickedwards wrote:
Firstly I apologize if this topic has come up before but I couldn't find it.
yes it this topic appears almost every day
Anyway every time I buy something on ATV I cant get it onto my Mac. I have an I mac running with snow leopard and itunes 9.2. I have tried syncing and clicking transfer purchases from ATV and all that good stuff but it just wont let me move purchase for ATV to my mac. They are both running on the same account so I am stumped.
have you tried de-authorising and then re-authorising itunes.
also try rebooting the mac, the appletv and your router.

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