Purchased episode won't play by the Ipod only by itunes

Hi!
I purchased an episode in the itunes-store. I can play the episode in the itunes application but not the ipod. I can see the episode in the ipodmenu but i can't play it. Playing starts and stops in the same moment.
Does anyone can help me?
Regards Torsten

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iPod does not play content purchased from the iTMS.

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