I can't play my movies from iTunes when i connect to my HDTV.

I'm having trouble viewing my video from iTunes on my hdtv. I have a 2013 MBP 13" retina display runing OS X Mavericks. i recently bought an hdmi cable so i can hook up my MBP to my HDTV and watch my videos from iTunes.But when i open my itunes and try to play a video is just shows the play and its black. no maker how much i press play it doesnt show on the tv. i disconnect the cable and it show on my mbp. but once again when i plug in the hdmi is goes black again. can anyone help me play my movies to my hdtv.

What happens if you click play and start the movie and THEN plugin the HDMI cable?
I am not 100% but pretty sure this is intentionally being blocked by iTuens as a DRM restriction by copyright holders.  Windows media player does the same thing.  You can not play movies or other potentially copyrighted content though the video out (HDMI in this case) port on the computer. 
This is a legal restriction Apple is under.  Not something they do by choice.  One simple way around it would be to by an AppleTV.  They are $100 and let you play your iTunes, iPhoto, etc. content on your TV.  It would also be much more convent since it is meant for this and would let you control the content via remote control.

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