News Broadcasting
Times Network launches Unilist.in to rank colleges with real-time insights
MUMBAI: When it comes to picking the right college, guesswork is no longer an option. Times Network, India’s leading broadcast and digital powerhouse, has launched Unilist.in, a one-stop platform providing data-driven insights into higher education institutions across India. Designed for students, parents, and corporate recruiters, this platform aims to redefine academic decision-making with credible, real-time information.
Going beyond conventional ranking systems, Unilist.in leverages a live survey mechanism with inputs from over 150 B-schools, offering dynamic rankings and comprehensive institutional analysis. The platform is backed by five years of accumulated data, tracking year-over-year growth, faculty performance, placement records, infrastructure, and student sentiment.
“Our goal is to bridge the information gap in higher education by offering transparency, deep data analytics, and expert-backed insights,” said a Times Network spokesperson. “With Unilist.in, students can make informed academic choices, and recruiters can identify the best talent with confidence.”
Adding a multimedia edge, Unilist.in also features exclusive content from Times Network, including podcasts, expert interviews, reels, and discussions with leading academicians and industry professionals. For students mapping out their academic futures and recruiters scouting top talent, Unilist.in is set to become the ultimate report card of higher education where insights, not assumptions, shape success.
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
