# Anthony Wood

> Anthony J. Wood is the founder, chairman, president and CEO of Roku. An electrical engineer and serial founder, he built Amiga audio tools, co-founded web-authoring company iBand and founded DVR maker ReplayTV before starting Roku in 2002. His work spans streaming devices, television operating systems and advertising-supported distribution. Roku announced more than 100 million streaming households in April 2026; its stockholders approved a proposed acquisition by Fox in October 2026.

- **Role:** Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Roku
- **Organizations:** Roku, ReplayTV, iBand, Macromedia, SunRize Industries, AW Software, Netflix, BrightSign, WoodNext Foundation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
- **Known for:** Founded Roku and led it from its 2002 establishment through its 2017 Nasdaq listing., Founded ReplayTV, an early commercial digital video recorder company., Co-founded iBand; its technology contributed to the software that became Dreamweaver.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Entered Texas A&M University; his early software venture was called AW Software.
- **1986** — Founded SunRize Industries while in college, developing Amiga hardware and software.
- **1990** — Completed his electrical engineering degree and moved to California, where he restarted SunRize.
- **1995** — Co-founded iBand, a web-authoring software company.
- **1996** — iBand was acquired by Macromedia; Wood became vice president of internet authoring.
- **1997** — Founded ReplayTV.
- **1999** — ReplayTV introduced its DVR at CES alongside rival TiVo.
- **2001** — ReplayTV was acquired by SONICblue.
- **2002** — Founded Roku; has served as CEO since October 2002.
- **2007** — Joined Netflix as vice president of internet television while continuing to lead Roku.
- **2008** — Roku launched its first Netflix streaming player; Wood became chairman in February.
- **2009** — Roku launched its Channel Store and developer platform.
- **2011** — Became Roku president in July.
- **2014** — The first partner-made Roku TVs arrived.
- **2017** — Roku went public on Nasdaq and launched The Roku Channel.
- **2026** — Roku passed 100 million streaming households, agreed to a proposed acquisition by Fox, and obtained Roku stockholder approval in October.

## Achievements

- Founded Roku and led it from its 2002 establishment through its 2017 Nasdaq listing.
- Founded ReplayTV, an early commercial digital video recorder company.
- Co-founded iBand; its technology contributed to the software that became Dreamweaver.
- Co-founded digital signage media-player manufacturer BrightSign.
- Led Roku as it announced more than 100 million streaming households worldwide in April 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 14, Roku stockholders approved the Fox merger agreement; the proposed transaction remained subject to closing conditions.
- **2026-06** — Fox announced an agreement to acquire Roku, with approximately $25 billion equity value and $22 billion enterprise value; Wood is expected to have an ongoing role and join the Fox board upon closing.
- **2026-05** — Roku announced a redesigned home screen; Wood emphasized viewer research and testing.
- **2026-04** — Roku announced that it had surpassed 100 million streaming households worldwide.
- **2026-01** — Wood appeared in a CES conversation with Variety’s Cynthia Littleton.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajwood1965

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