Apple TV Application - Will not play video on a Mac (Audio Only)

The Apple TV Application on May 2017 iMac will not play video content. The audio portion and closed captions of content works perfectly though. All of the video I try works fine on all other devices - iPhone, iPad, and the Apple TV. Something is blocking the video. I have had this problem for a long time now.

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 28, 2022 9:26 AM

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Mal-S

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Aug 28, 2022 9:42 AM in response to Mikeylogs

I presume that you’ve restarted your Mac and the problem is still there, in which case the next thing to try is starting up in Safe Mode followed by a normal startup.

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Apple TV Application - Will not play video on a Mac (Audio Only)

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