The hottest event this summer is under a month away, Intel® Extreme Masters Cologne Major 2026 will bring together not only the world’s best teams, but also the entire Counter-Strike community.
These guidelines apply strictly to non-commercial community streamers and do not cover commercial Media Rights holders or specifically approved co-streamers. Failure to follow these rules may result in infringement action against your channel.
We welcome community content creators in all languages. These community broadcast guidelines are set in place to act as a guide on how to engage in non-commercial streaming via CSTV Playcast (the in-game match viewer).
We encourage the community content creators to read guidelines thoroughly before streaming any matches from IEM Cologne Major 2026.
Community content creators need to follow these guidelines in order to avoid any type of infringement action potentially being taken against your streaming channel.
Non-Commercial Streaming
- Non-commercial use only: You may not charge users for access or sell/license your video for payment.
- No third-party branding: Do not display sponsors, product placements, or overlays during the broadcast.
- Standardized title format: Streams must be titled "IEM Cologne Major - Team A vs. Team B".
- In-game access only: You must broadcast via CSTV Playcast. Re-streaming official broadcast feeds is strictly prohibited.
- Community standards: Maintain a positive environment with proper moderation, and state that your views do not represent ESL.
- Banned individuals: Anyone banned by Valve is prohibited from appearing on your stream. A list of banned players is available tutaj.
CSTV Playcast
In order to access the IEM Cologne Major 2026 in-game, you will need to use the below links:
Main stream - https://tv.teo.gg/stream-a
Secondary stream - https://tv.teo.gg/stream-b
Connect by following these steps:
- Launch Counter-Strike
- Ensure you have the developer console
- Settings → Game → “Enable Developer Console” → Yes
- Open the console (typically done by pressing “~”)
- Type the following into your console and hit “Enter”
- playcast “https://tv.teo.gg/stream-a”
- playcast “https://tv.teo.gg/stream-b”
CSTV Playcast will operate with a 180 second delay, you are not required to add any additional delay to your stream output.
Other Information
Use of streaming platform
If you engage in community broadcasting, then you are free to use and streaming platform of your choice, this includes multistreaming to more than one platform at the time.
Termination
ESL reserves the right to to take action against your stream in real-time for any violation of these guidelines.
Media Rights
For inquiries about obtaining Media Rights, please reach out to mediarights@efg.gg for further assistance.
Co-streaming
If you wish to learn more about ESL co-streaming, then head over to our guidelines which can be found tutaj. Any inquiries regarding English co-streaming can be directed to costreaming@efg.gg.
Please note that if you are a commercial broadcaster or commercial entity (or are related to a commercial broadcaster or entity), then you are not allowed to engage in any form of non-commercial streaming. This includes both linear and digital platforms. Any employees and freelance contractors of commercial broadcast entities are furthermore prohibited from performing any non-commercial streaming on their private channels.
ESL reserves the right to modify the community broadcast guidelines at any time.
Podsumowanie
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