Content will not load error

I have been getting this error on my 2 Apple TV Boxes, only while trying to play the second episode of “The last thing he told me”. It will load and play on my iPad, my iPhone and my computer, but not on my TVs using either Apple TV Box. In fact, it will not even play when I try to cast it via air play either. I have searched the forums and can’t find anything like this. All other content will load and play, just not this file. Has anyone ever had this problem, and if so, how do I fix it?

Apple TV (2nd generation)

Posted on Apr 19, 2023 9:58 AM

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Apr 20, 2023 3:01 PM in response to JT1937

… they told me that my Apple TV Box was too old for them to support.

The Apple TV (2nd generation) (2010) [A1378] would not support anything of the Apple TV+ streaming service. Maybe they got confused with that.

The Apple TV (3rd generation) (2012/2013) [A1427/A1469] or later would support Apple TV+.

The Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) (2021) [A2169] isn’t old at all, and supports Apple TV+ and everything available now.


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Apr 20, 2023 2:37 PM in response to Urquhart1244

I suspect you are correct. I spent 2 hours on the phone with Apple Support last night, and after talking to 3 different people, they told me that my Apple TV Box was too old for them to support. Such nonsense. I checked to confirm that my Box is set to the correct region. I am experiencing the same issue with the latest episode of Ted Lasso. So frustrating.

Apr 20, 2023 4:51 PM in response to Urquhart1244

It is a 3rd Generation. I gave them the SN, so they should have known that. The files load and play on my phone, iPad and computer. I even went to the extreme and did a full reset, but nothing changed. Obviously, there is something different going on with these newer episodes that my Apple TV Box does not like. I’m hoping that it is just a blip and gets straightened out as new episodes are released this week. Apple support response was disappointing to say the least. They seemed to be just reading from a script.

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