Chanpreet Arora

Media Professional

Business Head, AVOD at Viacom18 Digital Ventures

Board Member

Chanpreet Arora is a recognised leader in the Indian Media Industry. Her work over the last 20 years has included launch and scaling of leading international and local media brands in India including VICE Media, The New York Times, Formula One, Times Internet, Discovery Channel and Formula One.

She is currently the SVP and Business head of VOOT’s ( Viacom18’s OTT platform) advertiser led business.

Earlier in 2018 as CEO, she led the launch of VICE Media in India. Completed the prestigious fellowship at the Reuters Institute for Study of Journalism at Oxford University in 2019.

At Ernst & Young – Media Sports & Entertainment Advisory Practice. She led some of the most challenging expansions & restructuring of companies in India including NDTV, Network 18, Times Group, UTV, Dainik Bhaskar, Zee. Advised Govt. Bodies like TRAI , FICCI, US India Business Council on Public Policy issues.

With a passion for academia, she is actively associated with institutes across Europe & India. She has taught at Reuters Oxford, Stockholm School of Economics Riga, MDI Gurgaon & MICA among other institutions. She serves as Distinguished Adjunct Professor of UPES’s Modern School of Media and sits on the board of their animation and gaming online school Edge.