Cannot play a TV show on TV or ipod.

Hi,
I have purchased a HD TV Show episode from iTunes store canada. It plays on my itunes. But whenever I hook up my MacBook to my Sony LCD TV it says that the display is not authorized. In addition, I tried putting it on my iPod Video and play it from there but it kept on not playing.
Any idea whats going on?
Note: This is the first time I have ever purchased a video file from itunes.
Regards,

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Depends on the inputs of your TV - DVI or HDMI? (Plus you do need an additional audio cable in either case)
regarding your refusing iPod - have you got the most recent firmware on your iPod?

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