My Apple TV is not authorize to play rentals movies

I rented a movie and when I try to play it on my apple TV 2 generation it shows the following mesage "your apple tv is not authorize to play this content". I try desathorizing it and authorizing it again but nothing happent. I have 3 new retals movies on my itunes but I can't see any of them, but I can see without problem all the movies I buy. I dont know what to do, so please help me with this problem!

This worked for me:-
Unauthorise & then authorise itunes.
On Apple TV (gen 2) restore original settings
On original computer reset file sharing
& possibly reboot router (though it worked for me without this)
Don't know why I had the same problem as you as I'd been watching from Apple TV successfully before. However I'd recently updated itunes & also installed a new Epson wireless printer- though I can't think why the later would effect anything but it could all be a coincidence

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