My ATV2 used to play podcasts but won't anymore. When I try to play a podcast now, the ATV2 blanks my tv screen and returns to the ATV2 menu. Netflix, YouTube, Home Sharing all work as expected. I've reset and reformatted my ATV2, but it didn't help. Any ideas?
I'm having the exact same issue. Only started from today. Most of the podcasts I added to favourites don't play and I just get thrown to the home screen.
Is there some iTunes maintenance that's going or is this an issue?
Yes I'm also having the same problem. Notice it only started to happen today as well. I did a reset but that didn't work so did a restore but that didn't work also. It seems to be only Podcasts that aren't working. Movies, music, etc. all seems to be working okay.
I hope this is only some kind of update/maintenance and not a hardware issue. Anybody has any ideas?
Same here. Brand new Atv2. No one has mentioned, but for me, audio podcasts play fine. Video podcasts cause the blackout and loss of signal to the tv for a second, followed by a quick reboot of the unit. Just tried again at 6:15a est.
Yep. Same here.
Glad to know its server side instead of something wrong with my account.
Maybe it is because they are migrating data to the new data center in Maiden.
I should also say that the crash happens when selecting a podcast from the list of available shows - i.e. I don't get the 'PLAY' screen - it crashes without displaying the info screen about an episode which has the PLAY button - so I am not even starting the podcast. The problem happens whether selecting podcasts from Favorites or from Providers.
for me they seem to play if I press 'play' on the remote from the episodes list - rather then pressing 'select' on the remote - pressing 'select' still seems to be crashing most.
Yes, I get kicked to the home screen before the info screen after selecting a podcast, too. I only tried video podcasts - TWIT and then whatever was 1st in the Tech section to see if it happened with another podcast.
The same TWIT podcast played fine on my iPad right after it failed on my ATV2.
I hope they fix this soon. I use a Harmony remote and don't have a button mapped for the play button. It would suck to have to have another remote just to watch a podcast.