Community broadcasts of the StarLadder Budapest Major will have a significant delay

StarLadder released the Community Broadcast Guidelines on Sunday, November 16th, for those interested in streaming the upcoming Budapest Major.

Although most of the rules are the same as those of BLAST.tv Austin Major, the delay has notably increased from two minutes to three. Back at the PGL Copenhagen Major, the CSTV feed had just a one-minute delay.

Additionally, community streams of the StarLadder Budapest Major are forbidden from including any "sponsors, logo, brand placements, or visual advertising," anywhere, including overlays, panels, or descriptions.

StarLadder has been more specific than BLAST in that regard, which simply told streamers to "not monetize" their BLAST.tv Austin Major streams.

Here are the complete Community Broadcast Guidelines for the StarLadder Budapest Major:

1) Use the official CSTV feed for all in-game content

"Re-streaming or producing content over official broadcast feeds, including video overlays, rebroadcasts, or captured studio streams, is strictly prohibited. The CSTV feed will include a 180-second delay from the official Twitch broadcast, you don’t need to apply any additional delay in your streaming setup."

2) Keep your stream home-based

"Community broadcasts must be done from personal setups, not from studios. Any studio-style space, multi-caster or production-level broadcast (replays, highlights, customised HUDs, score bars, etc) is considered commercial and not allowed under community terms."

3) Stay non-commercial

"You may not monetise your coverage or charge others to view any of the Starladder Budapest Major content under any circumstances. You may not feature any sponsors, logo, brand placements, or visual advertising (anywhere, including but not limited to overlays, panels or descriptions)."

4) Stay on topic

"All coverage must remain focused on the event and its esports context. Commentary, visuals, or messaging related to social, economic, political, environmental, and activism topics are strictly prohibited throughout your StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 stream."

5) Maintain a good standing in the CS community

"StarLadder reserves the right to disallow participation if prior conduct, behaviour, or reputation conflicts with fair community standards."

6) Create a welcoming stream environment

"If you’re running chat or live interactions, make sure they’re actively moderated and welcoming; everyone should feel safe and enjoy being part of your stream."

7) Respect Valve's ban list

"Anyone currently banned by Valve may not appear in your stream in any form: visual, audio, or otherwise. You can find the full list on Valve Banned Players' page.

8) Ensure independent presentation

"Your stream must be clearly and independently produced. Please ensure it is not presented as originating from, affiliated with, or representing StarLadder, Valve, StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, any of our sponsors, partners and licensed regional streams or any associated entities. All views and opinions expressed are entirely your own."

9) Naming format

"Please title your broadcast as follows:
StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 → [Stage] → [Team 1] vs [Team 2]
Example: StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 - Playoffs - Team X vs Team Y"

StarLadder warns that "failure to comply with the Community (Non-Commercial) Broadcasting rules may result in an immediate ban."