Watching a rented movie on Apple TV

I am trying to watch a movie I rented in itunes on my Apple tv, I keep getting an error message saying the movie is playing on another Apple device, which it isn't.  How do I watch the movie on my TV?

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Yes you can do that provided you rent it from iTunes on your mac/PC and not on the Apple TV.

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