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# About Streamer Tiers

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## **Overview**

Streamers on CIME are divided into **Streamers** and **Partner Streamers**

Each tier has different revenue share rates and VOD storage benefits.

## **General Policies**

The following policies apply to all streamers on CIME:

1. Subscriptions are available to all streamers. CIME's standard subscription platform fee is 30%.
2. Multi-streaming to YouTube is allowed.
3. Receiving donations through third-party services outside of CIME is generally not permitted.
4. Revenue from payments made in currencies other than KRW is subject to an additional 3% fee.

## **Revenue Share**

| **Streaming Type**      | **Multi-Streaming** | **Streamer**       | **Founding Streamer** | **Partner Streamer** |
| ----------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------ | --------------------- | -------------------- |
| **Standard Stream**     | 33%                 | 25%                | 23%                   | 19%                  |
| **High-Quality Stream** | 35%                 | 27%                | 23%                   | 19%                  |
| **4K Stream**           | 35% (when enabled)  | 27% (when enabled) | 23% (when enabled)    | 19%                  |

## **Ad Revenue**

### 1. **Instream Ads (Google)**

* Streamers receive their shave of ad revenue generated from ads shown on their channel after the platform fee has been deducted. The platform fee varies depending on the streamer's tier.
* Ad revenue is paid out if your total earnings for the previous month are at least ₩50,000 KRW. Eligible earnings will appear in your payout statement on the 10th of each month at 12:00 A.M. (KST).

| Streamer Tiers       | Platform Fees |
| -------------------- | ------------- |
| **Streamer**         | 55%           |
| **Partner Streamer** | 45%           |

## **VOD Storage**

|                                   | **Streamer** | **Founding Streamer** | **Partner Streamer** |
| --------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------- | -------------------- |
| **Unpublished VODs**              | 14 days      | 30 days               | 30 days              |
| **VODs with fewer than 50 views** | 14 days      | Unlimited             | Unlimited            |
| **VODs with 50+ views**           | 60 days      | Unlimited             | Unlimited            |

Streamer VODs are retained for the following periods:

* Unpublished VODs: 14 days
* VODs with fewer than 50 views: 14 days
* VODs with 50+ views: 60 days

Founding Streamer and Partner Streamer VODs receive extended retention benefits:

* Unpublished VODs: 30 days
* VODs with fewer than 50 views: Unlimited
* VODs with 50+ views: Unlimited

*Update: 7/06/26*