IPad 2 Video app problems.

I am trying to play a video on the iPad 2, but as soon as I open the app I am greeted by a black screen and cannot play or see the TV shows I bought on iTunes. I have tried restarting and even resetting the iPad and nothing has happened. Does anyone know why?

I've seen this before in another thread - I found it and copied it here for you. You can try this and it might work ....
Fixed the problem by searching a video in spotlight on ipad. Played a portion of the video, hit DONE, then back to videos and all were there again. Quit the app, started the app, and all was well. An obvious app bug.
Open spotlight on the iPad to do a search. (Swipe to the right from the home screen). Type in the name of the movie or video. See if you can tap to open the video from the search as described above, Play for a few minutes - hit done - quit Videos - restart Videos and see if it works now.

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Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you’re running into an issue playing iTunes Store content on your iPad Air, and you’ve already tried restarting the device and syncing the movies a second time. If you haven’t already, try backing up and restoring the device as shown in the article linked below.
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings - Apple Support
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