Connecting Apple TV to two receivers

Hi. I am planning to buy a Apple TV. One question I had was related to the connection of 2 receivers. I have one receiver for the home entertainment system (surround sound in the living room) and a second receiver for speakers throughout the house to listen to music. Ideally, I would connect the optical cable to one receiver for watching movies or listening to music in the living room and the analog output to the second receiver if I just want music in the rest of the house. Will both output options work simultaneously?

Yes audio is available on analogue, optical and HDMI simultaneously.
For video you can only have HDMI or component (HDMI connection disables component video).
AC

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