How to Make Your Content Channel Private: Setting Up a Private Group
This training walks through creating a private group in MarketScale Studio to keep production work hidden from external channel visitors. Learn the full setup sequence and how to assign content to a private group.
Transcript
Hello. So I'm gonna go over how to make your content private and setting that up in a private group within Studio. So right now, we're in our Studio platform, and we're gonna go to our top right tab here, and we're gonna click into our groups setting there. So, once that group, shows up, it'll show up in this page. So I'm gonna share this tab, and this is what'll pop up. And you put in your information as I put in here, your group name, your description, and then making sure that you click the make this a private group, and then create group. And so that'll, make sure that this is built out and this will show up in this way. Now when you are, building out, let's say, a new upload, let's say, a instance in here, you can dedicate that to your private group. So, I'm going to, share this window that has a test upload. It has all of my information. I wanna make sure that I'm the approver. And at the very bottom, it gives you the privacy setting. So that's where you're gonna be able to adjust and change your privacy settings for this specific piece of content. And I'm gonna select the only me or channel admins or my channel. Right? So it's gonna be whichever one is going to show up for you. In this case, it should be your channel that should show up. So I'm gonna make sure I'm gonna, do this one more time. And there it is. David's private group's gonna show up. And then that's where you start upload, and that's where it's going to end. I'm gonna do a really quick here test, make sure that I put in my information. I'm gonna do drop my file here, add it to a folder, and then select my group and start my upload. So once that's done, we should be able to only see this in our channel. So when you go back to your main feed, you're not gonna see that in your main feed. You should see that in your private channel. So I'm gonna go back and go to choose a group and right here. And then this is where you should see your content live. Right? And it's very simple at this point because if we're just doing something very small, very specific, but this would be something in how you could create your own group instead of having it to be something that's visible in your main studio feed. Then as you see, this is gonna show up in your only in your channel. If you're the user, you should be able to see that. So I'm gonna choose my group and then go to my private group, and then this shows up in your private group. It shows up in my main feed because it's me as a user. I should be able to see that in either feed, but it won't show up for other users. So I am going to go in here as a different user really quickly here. So we'll create a we'll find a different user here. So you view as this top user here, view as. And as you could see, you're not gonna see my my posts in here because it's it's a different user. And if you choose group, it's not gonna show up as a group for them as well. So I wanted to show that as well to make sure that you see that it would be a private group where your content is going to live.
Overview
This 3:56 training video with David Dabney explains how to create a private group in MarketScale Studio so that in-progress or internal content remains hidden from external contacts, clients, or partners who share access to a channel. The video covers the distinction between a standard group and a private group, walks through the complete setup sequence, and shows how to assign both new and existing content to a private group. It closes with a recommended verification step using a guest user session to confirm the configuration is working correctly.
What Is This?
A private group in MarketScale Studio is a permission-controlled content container that restricts visibility to designated internal teammates only, preventing external channel visitors from seeing content that has been assigned to it.
What You'll Learn
- Understand the difference between a standard group and a private group in MarketScale Studio
- Navigate to the Groups section via the profile picture menu to create a new group
- Enable the private toggle to restrict content visibility to internal teammates only
- Assign new uploads to a private group using the Privacy field in the upload flow
- Retrospectively move existing videos into a private group using the three-dot menu on each video card
- Verify your private group setup by testing visibility as a guest user
Key Insights
- The private toggle is the single control that separates a standard group from a private group — without it, any group member or channel visitor may be able to see its contents
- Content must be explicitly assigned to the private group at upload time or retroactively via the video card menu — it does not move automatically
- Testing as a guest user before treating the private group as a default workflow is the most reliable way to confirm external visitors have no visibility
- Private groups are particularly valuable for teams managing client-facing channels where work-in-progress content must stay internal until it is ready to publish
Deep Dive
When multiple stakeholders — including clients, external partners, or resellers — share access to a MarketScale content channel, controlling what they can see becomes a critical workflow concern. Content that is still in production, pending approval, or intended only for internal review should never surface to external visitors by default. Private groups in MarketScale Studio solve this problem by creating a visibility boundary that is entirely controlled by the platform's group settings.
The setup process is straightforward. From within MarketScale Studio, clicking the profile picture opens a navigation menu where the Groups section is accessible. From there, a new group can be created and named according to its intended purpose — for example, 'Internal Production' or 'Pre-Publish Review.' The key step is enabling the private toggle during group creation. This single setting is what distinguishes a private group from a standard one, and it must be turned on before the group is put into use.
Once the private group exists, it needs to be populated with the right team members — internal colleagues only. External contacts should not be added. From that point forward, any new content uploaded to the platform can be assigned to the private group using the Privacy field that appears in the standard upload flow. For content that already exists on the channel, the three-dot menu on each video card provides the option to reassign it to the private group retroactively.
Before treating the private group as a standard part of the production workflow, it is worth verifying the setup by logging in or browsing as a guest user. This step confirms that the configuration is working as expected and that no in-progress content is visible to external channel visitors. Making this verification a routine part of onboarding the private group reduces the risk of accidental exposure.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a private group different from a standard group in MarketScale Studio?
The difference comes down to a single toggle that controls external visibility. A standard group does not restrict who can see its content on the channel, while a private group limits visibility to the internal teammates who have been explicitly added to it. Enabling the private toggle at the time of group creation is the essential step.
Can I move existing videos into a private group after they have already been uploaded?
Yes. For content that was uploaded before the private group was created or configured, you can reassign it using the three-dot menu that appears on each video card within MarketScale Studio. This makes it possible to bring existing in-progress content under the private group's visibility controls without re-uploading it.
How do I confirm that external visitors cannot see content in my private group?
The recommended verification method is to test the channel as a guest user after the private group has been set up and content has been assigned to it. If the setup is correct, external visitors browsing the channel will see no trace of the private group's contents. This step is worth completing before the private group becomes part of your standard production workflow.
Related Topics
Teams working with private groups will also benefit from understanding how channel permissions and role assignments work more broadly in MarketScale Studio, since controlling who can be added to a group starts with understanding platform-level access controls. Exploring the upload flow in more detail — including metadata fields, privacy settings, and content organisation options — will help ensure that new content is routed to the correct group consistently from the moment it enters the platform.
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