Imane “Pokimane,”a notable Twitch streamer and former member of OfflineTV (OTV), recently shared insights into a significant hurdle she faced regarding a potential million-dollar sponsorship deal. The complication arose due to a disagreement with the OTV management, which discouraged her from pursuing the deal as it would interfere with another sponsorship that the organization was negotiating.
This revelation was highlighted in a clip shared on the Sweet n Sour Podcast’s official page on X (@sweetnsour_pod). In the clip, Pokimane recounted the unusual circumstances surrounding the deal:
“What occurred was Jelly (a pseudonym for privacy) came to my agent and said, ‘Hey, we wanna give Poki a million-dollar deal,’ which is insane. That is very, very, very rare and I’m like, ‘Poggers, that’s crazy.’
She further elaborated on the OTV manager’s objections:
“The OTV manager came to me and said, ‘You cannot take this million-dollar deal because we as a group wanna partner with Peanut Butter (a fictitious name).’ Like, why take a deal that would c*ckblock me from so much money, right?”
Recurring Theme: Pokimane’s Challenges with Lucrative Offers
This recent incident is not the first time Pokimane has faced the prospect of turning down substantial financial opportunities. During a September 2024 episode of the Sweet n Sour Podcast, she revealed an earlier occurrence where she had to decline a million-dollar offer from an unnamed sponsor due to conflicting interests with another deal that OfflineTV was finalizing.
Notably, in the same podcast, she discussed a previous encounter with YouTube, which provided her with an enticing exclusive streaming offer:
“YouTube gave me an offer first and it was a big offer and I was like, ‘I don’t know if I was ever gonna see money like this in my life,’ and even at this point I am like, ‘I don’t know if I am ever gonna see money like that again.’
Despite Twitch’s counteroffer being only half of YouTube’s proposal, Pokimane chose to stay loyal to her community on Twitch:
“I’m kind of an idiot maybe because I was like, ‘No, no, no. I can’t. I gave them my word.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpyZNSwnBbI
(Timestamp: 00:45:33)
The Sweet n Sour Podcast, co-hosted by Pokimane and fellow OTV member Lily “LilyPichu,”boasts over 110,000 subscribers on YouTube. Exclusive content from the podcast is also accessible via Patreon, starting at just $5 monthly.