HT5437 Why does apple configurator add numbers to my apple tv names?

I'm rolling out around 40-50 of the little black boxes across a school, and we've hit an interesting thing. When we name the device in configurator, lets say
SCH-TV-4.001
where 4.001 is a building and room number, apple configurator is making the name add a seemingly random digit in brackets at the end of the name like
SCH-TV-4.001 (2)
This is only seen in our MDM and on an iOS/OSX device, when searching for an airplay device.
Most odd. Seems to start at 2, and if we rebuild, it makes 3 etc...
Any clues?

I understand that point. They are mostly bought from iTunes. But, I can watch on my laptop, iPad, iPhone on an airplane or wherever without an Internet connection. So why the hang up on my apple tv, should it not just be an extension of my laptop?

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