Apple TV History Channel, H2, A&E, Lifetime Apps not activating

There seems to be something wrong with activating History Channel/H2, A&E and Lifetime with your provider. You go to the website HISTORY.com/activate and put in the Activation Code _ _ _ _ _ _ _. You will get excited because it will say SUCCESS! Your device is now activated. Happy Viewing! Then unlike the other activations the channels/TV shows do not automatically start playing like it has for every other channel (ABC, ESPN, HBO GO etc.). So you back out of the activation instructions on the TV. You still see a lock on the episode you wanted to view. If you click on the episode you'll get the same instructions with a different activation code.

Has anybody had any success activating these applications on TV?