MUMBAI: India?s first youth adventure reality show MTV Roadies is back with its tenth season with a modified format. The tenth season is named ?MTV Hero Roadies X - Battle for Glory? and will have a face-off challenge between the mastermind of MTV Roadies Raghu Ram and the boy who won the show?s debut season Rannvijay.

The auditions for the tenth season kick off on 31 October with the first stop being Pune, followed by Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad.

In the new season, contestants will be part of two teams. The new Roadies selected will be on Rannvijay?s team while Raghu will have a team of ex-Roadies who have had an interesting journey on the show.

Ram said, "This year, Roadies completes a decade as the definitive reality show for the youth of India. And in its 10th year, Roadies enters the new era, where the new struggles with the old for its true place. Is it time for a new generation of Roadies? This question will be answered as Rannvijay, the mainstay of Roadies, takes on the old establishment and its way of getting things done. This season is all about the winds of change, as the new challenges the old in a battle for glory."

VJ Rannvijay explains said, "Raghu and I have always been on the same team. This is the first time that we will be competing against each other due to conflict of opinion. The decade season of MTV Roadies will be packed with excitement and thrill, like all other seasons. I am sure the fans of the show will enjoy and look forward to the season."

MTV India EVP and business head Aditya Swamy said, "This year we celebrate the decade of a cult called Roadies and of our 10 year partnership with Hero. We call this season Roadies X and this signifies a start of a new era in the journey of Roadies. As the new takes on the old, we put to test a very basic question of life. What does it take to win? Politics or Performance. Hai Dum Ladne Ka?"

Hero MotoCorp SVP(marketing and sales) Anil Dua said, "Hero MotoCorp today is one of the largest corporate promoters of talent in the country on diverse platforms. We have been associated with MTV Hero Roadies since its inception and this season is a celebration of that decade-long association. To bring more attitude, fun and excitement among the contestants, we have brought India?s first on-road-off-road (trans-roader) motorcycle ?Hero Impulse? into this cult program. The Roadies will certainly get a ride of their life as they battle it out on the Impulse in some of the toughest terrains. We wish all the contestants of MTV Hero Roadies-10 all the very best. Ride safe and have fun."

MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council has earned $321.2 million from the successful 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup that was staged in the Indian sub-continent, reinforcing its dependence on the tentpole property for its revenues.

In comparison, the ICC had earned $105.1 million from the ICC World Twenty in 2010.

The ICC had sold the global broadcast rights to ESPN Star Sports till 2015 for $1.1 billion. As per the deal, ESS got the telecast rights for 18 ICC tournaments, including two World Cups and five T20 World Cups.

Though the major portion of ICC?s 2011 World Cup revenues were from the sale of the broadcast rights, it also got income from ten sponsors that included Hero MotoCorp, Pepsi, Emirates, LG, Reliance Communications, Reebok, Castrol, Hyundai and MoneyGram.

The ICC?s total revenue for the year stood at $353.8 million, up from $134.9 million in 2010.

The revenue from the World Cup pushed the world cricket governing body?s surplus to $203.8 million for the year ending 31 December compared to $76.1 million in the year ago period. The World Cup takes place every four years.

It must noted that the ICC had got a Rs 450 million tax exemption from the Indian government on a part of its income arising in India from the ICC CWC.

Its subscription income went up from $21.9 million in 2010 to $24.1 million. Subscription income is the amount ICC?s Full Members (Test playing nations) pay every year to fund the annual budget of the ICC.

The ICC?s income from commercial and other activities grew to $5.9 million from $5.2 million while interest and other financial income totaled $2.6 million, a slight drop from $2.7 million that it earned in 2010.

Operating costs amounted to $149.9 million, up from $58.8 million as the event cost of $121.9 million for staging the staging the ICC CWC. The event cost in 2010 stood at $30.2 million, which went into staging the ICC T20 WC.

General and administrative expenses relating to the management of the global game of cricket totaled $28 million, a decline from $28.6 million in the previous year.

During the year, member boards were paid dividends amounting to $180 million. In 2010, the amount toted up to $69 million.

Capital and Reserves amount to $33.6 million (2010: $29.4 million), represented by Reserves of $29 million (2010: $19.9 million) and Retained Surplus of $4.6 million (2010: $9.5 million).

The consolidated financial statements comprise the results of ICC Development International and its subsidiary companies ICC Events, International Cricket Council FZ-LLC, IDI Mauritius Limited and IDI Hungary KFT. The Group is owned by ICC for the benefit of all its Members.

MUMBAI: MTV, the youth channel, is gearing up to launch the ninth season of its flagship property ? Roadies. In the ninth season, the show will go to the United States of America.

This time, the show is rechristened as MTV Hero Roadies, following the joint venture split between Hero and Honda.

Apart from Hero, Roadies is powered by Idea and the associate sponsors are Mountain dew, Lava mobiles, Spraymint, Ceat, Steelbird and Denver. Cafe partner is CCD, Radio Partners are Radio Mirchi in Pune, Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad and Big FM in Chandigarh, and Multiplex Partners are Inox in Pune and Kolkata and PVR Cinemas in Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad.

MTV India channel head Aditya Swamy said, "This time Roadies is going to the land of the cowboys, The United States of America! It is going to be bigger and deadlier. MTV Roadies created an instant craze in its first season itself (2003) and today boasts of the largest cult following for a television show. Our theme this Season is ?Everything or Nothing?, which simply means you either win or lose and there are no two ways about it."

The five city auditions are starting on 16 September and will be held in Pune, Kolkata, Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad.

Roadies producer Raghu Ram said, "This season is aimed at youngsters who get an adrenaline rush out of a high risk, high gain or high loss life. There are no in-betweens. In true Roadies style, we will go on a journey of exploration from India to the USA and back, but we aim to kick the excitement up a few notches."

Hero MotoCorp Sr VP (Marketing & Sales) Anil Dua said, "MTV Hero Roadies-9 is getting set to vroom at a time when our campaign ?Hum Mein Hai Hero? is being hummed by people across the country. I am sure the catchy tune and the inspirational song will help motivate the contestants of the new season of this cult programme as they battle it out on our bikes in some of the toughest terrains in the United States. We wish all the contestants of the MTV Hero Roadies-9 all the very best. Ride safe and have fun."