Home sharing only kind of works

Home sharing turned on and trying to talk to my iPhone.  Sharing works fine in the music app.  Connected to my library on my mac and was able to play music just fine.  The other day I was able to stream a TV show also through sharing in the video.  Today, the sharing option isn't even appearing in the video app.  Everything still works in the music app.  What could be going on?  Thanks for your help in advance.

Sorry, I can't really help you. I'll bump this to see if someone else notices.

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