Content purchased on Apple TV no longer syncing back to iTunes Main library

My Apple TV always linked perfectly before. However, after downloading the last iTunes update, purchases that I make on AppleTV do not load back to my main computer like they should. Is anyone else having this issue and how do I fix it?

AGAgnone wrote:
Thanks. But, if it appears everyday it seems that there is a bigger issue. Plus, in my case, it didn't appear until after iTunes pushed the last update.
that doesn't mean there is an issue necessarily. not every person has the problem for the same reasons.
Do you know if Apple is doing anything to fix this or do I need to manually hard boot all my equipment every time there is an issue?
there is no input from apple here, so you will know as much as anyone else if apple is doing anything about it. we are all just users here.

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