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Roku CEO Anthony Wood.
The company announced much better-than-expected second-quarter results, driven largely by its so-called platform business. Among other things, that business involves selling ads that will run on the millions of Roku video players smart TVs in use.
The company is benefitting from the growing number of consumers who are watching video streamed from the internet and the growing number of hours of streaming television they're viewing, company CEO Anthony Wood told Business Insider.
"The shift to streaming is really happening," he said. "It's a big opportunity for us."
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