New Delhi, October 7, 2026: Times of India Digital (TOI Digital) has appointed Meghna Deka as National Editor and Head of Video Strategy as it steps up its investment in video-led storytelling, new formats, and original digital properties. 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.
Times Axis is Times Internet’s hub for original programming, offering an India-first lens on the world and covering the defining stories of our times. Defence HQ is a dedicated YouTube channel that covers the biggest military and defence stories from India and around the world in snackable formats.
TOI Bharat is your window to the Indian landscape, delivering breaking news, sharp political analysis, and in-depth coverage of the stories shaping the country.
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.
The appointment is part of TOI Digital’s wider push to make video a core growth driver. The strategy centers on building original IPs, experimenting with new storytelling formats, and creating video propositions that suit how audiences now discover and consume content.
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, said, “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.”
With this appointment, TOI Digital aims to further integrate editorial strength with a more focused video strategy, creating scalable content properties and new audience touchpoints across its digital ecosystem.
About Times of India Digital
Times of India Digital is the digital arm of The Times of India, India’s largest English-language newspaper and one of the country’s most trusted news brands. TOI Digital delivers news, analysis, and storytelling across its website, apps, video, and social platforms. Alongside its core news offering, TOI Digital is building original video properties and formats, including Times Axis, Defence HQ and TOI Bharat for a new generation of digital audiences.
