Big Sur: Cannot play stored movies from my library!

I just installed Big Sur. However, none of the movies in my Apple TV Library will play! The icons are there but when I click to open all I get is a black screen! Strange because I can play the 'extras' on the movies, but not the movie!

IDEAS???? Frustrating!

Thanks!

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Mar 28, 2021 8:04 PM

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steve626

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Mar 28, 2021 8:40 PM in response to thinkSMALL127

Are you properly logged in there with the Apple ID associated with those items?

Mar 28, 2021 9:04 PM in response to steve626

Yes...It seems that if I wasn't logged in properly the movies would not be on my screen, right? I'm logged into the same Apple ID as when I did the update.

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