Geoblocking of an asset
You can set the general rules for geoblocking in the config section of the Magine Pro Console. These default rules are used on all assets if no specific geoblocking rule overrides them.
If you need to override the default rule on an asset do the following:
Find the metadata asset in the console
Select the asset and then go to metadata --> availability
Select either to block the asset from certain countries (blacklist) or only allow it in certain countries (whitelist).
How will a user experience geoblocking of an asset?
If you have a global service and an asset is available only in country A a user who signed up in that country will be able to access it. As soon as this user leaves country A and enters the service in country B the asset won't be visible in the service.
Geoblocking and featured collection
A featured collection consists of one or multiple assets. The first asset on the list will be shown in the service. If that asset isn't available in a country and there is no second asset the collection won't be visible at all in that country. Therefore it is important that you add at least one asset that is available in all countries as a backup if you have geo-restrictions in your service.
Known limitations
Geoblocking is handled on the asset level and can therefore not be applied to menus or special collections (genre browse, promo blocks) that are not directly connected to an asset.
Geoblocking can be effected if the user uses a VPN / Tor / Proxy Blocking Service, which allows the user to appear as if they are in another country