Specific Apple TV Setup? Rented Movies NO SOUND

Hi Everyone,
I wonder if there this anyone out here who's Apple TV is setup this way:
Apple TV >> HDMI Cable(AV) >> HDTV >> (Audio) Digital Optical Cable >> Home Theatre
I just got my Apple TV for 2 weeks now and set it up the way that is stated above. I have expected that the TV will display the picture of course and stream the audio out through the optical output to my home theatre's digital audio in via the optical cable. The setup works fine navigation through the menus, playing music and watching movie previews except for one BIG thing - it doesn't work when watching a rented movie. There is video on the TV but the audio isn't just going through the Apple TV to the TV and finally to my home theatre.
So I have tried this setup below:
                >> HDMI Cable(V)>> HDTV
Apple TV
               >> Optical Cable(A)>>Home Theatre
And it works on everything, especially the one that I am having issues with, watching a rented movie. Now I can forget it and keep the setup this way. But I am concerned about having to buy a splitter and another 2 optical cables just to connect other TV audio output to my home theatre which only has 1 digital audio in.(which most if not all systems do).
Now I am confused if there a way to keep my previous setup and make everything work.
Anyone who went through the same trouble? Or knows more? I'd be glad to hear your advice.
Thank you in advance!

I can only think that there may be some setting on the TV that is causing the problem or only Dolby Digital which originates from the TV itself is passed through the optical out.
On the matter of connecting the Apple TV to the receiver, most set ups would have all your devices connected to the receiver by HDMI and then the receiver would pass the video through HDMI to the TV.

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