VideoPress: Private videos do not display anything when rendered for email

[dhasilva]

When VideoPress videos are rendered on email (see D126650-code), there is no distinction for public and private videos. When the video is private, its poster image is also private and the email client fails to load it due to a 403 response. This makes the video end up being rendered as an empty space:

We need to check if the video is private and, if so, display something else instead. Either a static placeholder or a simple text link.

[maciejpilarski]

📌 REPRODUCTION RESULTS – Tested on Atomic – Could Not Replicate

📌 FINDINGS/SCREENSHOTS/VIDEO On my test site, I've created a test subscription and published a post with a private VideoPress video: https://premiumplantest2.wordpress.com/2023/11/27/videopress-block-test/

I've received an email notification in which I was able to see the thumbnail of the private video:

📌 ACTIONS – Requested author feedback

📌 Message to Author Hey @dhasilva! Are you able to consistently reproduce this on a test site or on a customer's site?

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