Can't watch TVshow/movie on mac(itunes) and switch video output to Apple TV

I just got my 2nd gen Apple TV, great product. From the website and the announcement I was to believe that you could be watching a movie/tv show on your mac (using itunes) and have the video automatically "pushed" to your TV by selecting the Apple TV within itunes (continuous play), like music does. I know you can go through the Computers Menu directly on the Apple TV to gain entry to the same content but I thought you could continually watch the show and switch the output to the Apple TV.
Maybe this only be applicable for iPod/iTouch/iPad devices when the new iOS is released with airplay? Or maybe this will become an available function for itunes on macs when they enhance airplay with the new ios? Or maybe I am missing something really basic.
Let me know ....thanks

gmac99 wrote:
So will they provide an update to itunes at the same time as the new iOS release in November that will allow itunes on Mac to do the same thing
i don't recall that actually specifically being mentioned at any point, so where did you see that you could do that?

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