How to shuffle play playlist on Apple TV

Finally powered up my Apple TV (gift Xmas 2012 ) and have iTunes, from MacBook Pro playing though it and stereo... how do I shuffle play songs in my playlist on Apple TV?
Thanks,
Jamie

If you mean how to take your existing media and turn it into a format that can be watched on ATV, the answer is to use Quicktime or some other program (there are many) and convert it to MPEG4, either the "simple" version or the H264 codec. These clips will then be able to stream or sync to any ATV connected to the network.
"Broadcast" in the sense of sending an over-the-air signal to those not connected to your network, is not something the ATV or iTunes can do. If you mean "Podcasting" (using the internet for others to connect to and see your work) that is a whole different ball of worms (or wax, depending on how you look at it) and doesn't have anything to do with ATV per se (which is to say you're better off asking it in another forum here).

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