Meghna Deka joins TOI Digital as National Editor and Head of Video Strategy
Meghna Deka will report to Aditi Prasad, Executive Editor – Video, at Times of India Digital
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Published: Oct 1, 2026 4:45 PM | 2 min read
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- Meghna Deka has been appointed as National Editor and Head of Video Strategy at Times of India Digital, reporting to Executive Editor Aditi Prasad.
- In her role, she will oversee the strategy and growth of TOI Digital's video business, focusing on expanding existing channels and developing new video initiatives.
- Deka brings over 22 years of experience in broadcast journalism, previously serving as Editor-Output and prime-time anchor at Times Now.
- Both Deka and Prasad emphasized the importance of creating distinctive video formats to engage audiences, leveraging the established reach of Times of India.
Times of India Digital (TOI Digital) has appointed Meghna Deka as National Editor and Head of Video Strategy. Meghna will report to Aditi Prasad, Executive Editor – Video, at Times of India Digital.
In her new role, Meghna will lead the strategy and growth of TOI Digital's video business. Her mandate covers the existing Times of India video portfolio and the expansion of new video initiatives, with a particular focus on scaling our Times Axis, TOI Bharat and Defence HQ YouTube channels into distinctive video destinations.
Meghna will work with editorial and business teams to develop new formats, franchises, and audience engagement opportunities across TOI Digital's platforms.
Meghna brings over 22 years of experience in broadcast journalism. She was previously Editor-Output and a prime-time anchor at Times Now, where she anchored 'Decoding Now with Meghna Deka' and 'Setting the Agenda.' As Head of Output, she led the channel's strategy for the last 8 years. Prior to this, she held editorial roles and anchored at CNN-News18, India Today, NewsX, NDTV.
Commenting on the appointment, Aditi Prasad, Executive Editor – Video, Times of India Digital, said, "Video is now central to how audiences discover and engage with news. Meghna has spent two decades in newsrooms, most visibly as the face of prime-time news on Times Now, and she knows instinctively what holds an audience's attention. That instinct is exactly what we need as we move from making videos to building video brands. With properties like Defence HQ and Times Axis, we've shown there's a real appetite for focused, authoritative video storytelling. Meghna's job is to take that and scale it, and I'm genuinely optimistic about what we'll build together."
Meghna Deka, National Editor and Head of Video Strategy, Times of India Digital, added, "I've spent years trying to take audiences beyond the headlines, and video lets you do that like nothing else can. The next phase of news video won't be won by volume. It'll be won by formats with a distinct voice that people choose to come back to. With the reach and trust of Times of India behind us, and properties like Times Axis and Defence HQ already showing the way, this is a great moment to build something new."
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