"Cannot open" error when trying to stream movie to iDevices

I'm having trouble with two videos I recently purchased in iTunes. The movies play on my computer, but I cannot play them on any devices when I stream them over "Home Sharing". I get an error "Cannot Open". This happens on all my iPads and iPhones. Other movies play fine. What could the problem be?

I fixed mine by unplugging apple tv for about five minutes, then plugging it back in.

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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For troubleshooting on this, take a look at this article:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297
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These alerts occur due to timeouts or conflicts trying to write a file during download.
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