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CBS All Access Stopped Working

Two days ago the CBS All Access App on my AppleTV was working fine, but yesterday and today it stopped working. It will show the available programs, but when I try and play anything I get the following error: "An error occurred loading this content. Try again later." I tried on my iPad and recieved this error: "Fatal Error. Playback failed, please check your connection."


My connection is fine and Netflix works with no problems on both the AppleTV and iPad.


I did verify that my AppleTV and iPad software are up to date.

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Posted on Apr 25, 2018 8:26 AM

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Posted on Apr 25, 2018 8:36 AM

Welcome to the Apple Community.

Try the following steps for the Apple TV 4, check whether things are working after each step where appropriate, before trying the next.

  1. Check that there isn’t an update for the App, navigate to the App Store Purchased, scroll down and select the app and then navigate to and select the update option (if appropriate). You may wish to have your apps update automatically (Settings ➔ Apps ➔ Update Automatically ➔ On).
  2. Try restarting the Apple TV (Settings ➔ System ➔ Restart)
  3. Try restarting the network router.
  4. Press the menu button on the remote twice to activate the app launcher, scroll left/right to locate and select the app that you are having a problem with and swipe up to close (quit) it. Relaunch the app from the menu screen to check if it is now working.
  5. Try deleting it and reinstalling the problematic app. There are 2 methods of deleting an app.
  • Select the app on the main screen and press and hold the touchpad until the app icon wobbles. Press the play/pause button and choose delete from the menu that appears.
  • Navigate to Settings ➔ General ➔ Usage ➔ Manage Storage, scroll and select the trash can to the right of the problematic app and choose delete from the menu that appears.

I’m not really sure if there is any difference between the two methods but there have been some suggestions that the wobble method has resulted in some app data being left behind and ultimately causing an issue when the app is reinstalled.

To reinstall an app navigate to the App Store Purchased, scroll down and select the app and then navigate to and select the install option.

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Apr 25, 2018 8:36 AM in response to stormwalker628

Welcome to the Apple Community.

Try the following steps for the Apple TV 4, check whether things are working after each step where appropriate, before trying the next.

  1. Check that there isn’t an update for the App, navigate to the App Store Purchased, scroll down and select the app and then navigate to and select the update option (if appropriate). You may wish to have your apps update automatically (Settings ➔ Apps ➔ Update Automatically ➔ On).
  2. Try restarting the Apple TV (Settings ➔ System ➔ Restart)
  3. Try restarting the network router.
  4. Press the menu button on the remote twice to activate the app launcher, scroll left/right to locate and select the app that you are having a problem with and swipe up to close (quit) it. Relaunch the app from the menu screen to check if it is now working.
  5. Try deleting it and reinstalling the problematic app. There are 2 methods of deleting an app.
  • Select the app on the main screen and press and hold the touchpad until the app icon wobbles. Press the play/pause button and choose delete from the menu that appears.
  • Navigate to Settings ➔ General ➔ Usage ➔ Manage Storage, scroll and select the trash can to the right of the problematic app and choose delete from the menu that appears.

I’m not really sure if there is any difference between the two methods but there have been some suggestions that the wobble method has resulted in some app data being left behind and ultimately causing an issue when the app is reinstalled.

To reinstall an app navigate to the App Store Purchased, scroll down and select the app and then navigate to and select the install option.

CBS All Access Stopped Working

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