Play mp4 from non mac device

I have created an MP4 using iMovie 10.0.5, and saved it to my USB Flash drive using "share to file". I would like to use the USB Flash drive to play this movie on my friend's TV. His TV allows him to plug in a USB stick and play movies. When his TV accesses the mp4, an error saying that the operation is not allowed comes up. Older versions of iMovie allowed this. How do I get this version of iMovie to do this?

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