SiriusXM names Tubi chief Anjali Sud CEO as Jennifer Witz steps down
SiriusXM named Anjali Sud, the chief executive of Fox's free streaming service Tubi and a SiriusXM board member, as its next CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2027. Jennifer Witz, who has led the satellite radio and audio company for nearly six years, is stepping down and will stay on as an adviser through 2027.
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What happened
SiriusXM said Monday that Anjali Sud will become chief executive on Jan. 1, 2027. She succeeds Jennifer Witz, who spent about 25 years at the company and nearly six as CEO. Witz will remain an adviser until the end of 2027. Sud has been an independent director on SiriusXM's board since March 2025 and will stay on the board.
Why it matters
SiriusXM, which also owns Pandora, says it reaches about 255 million monthly listeners. Its own filings warn that its satellite service has lost subscribers and Pandora has lost monthly users. Maffei said Sud has led businesses supported by both advertising and subscriptions, the two revenue streams SiriusXM relies on.
What’s next
Whether Sud reshapes SiriusXM's push into podcasts and ad sales, and who Fox names to run Tubi after her exit.
More context
Who she is: Sud has run Tubi, Fox Corp.'s free, ad-supported streaming service, since 2023. SiriusXM says Tubi grew to more than 110 million monthly active users under her. Before that she was CEO of Vimeo, which she took public, and held jobs at Amazon and Time Warner. Deadline noted that news of her Tubi exit came Friday, as Fox closed its $22 billion purchase of Roku.
In their words: "Premium audio experiences will be more important than ever to the future of entertainment, and I believe SiriusXM can evolve to lead that future," Sud said. Chairman Greg Maffei said she would "hit the ground running." He credited Witz with record-low churn, an exclusive ad partnership with YouTube and "one of the nation's leading podcast networks."
3 listed sources
- SiriusXM (press release), SiriusXM Announces CEO Transition, Nov. 9, 2026
- Deadline (Jill Goldsmith), SiriusXM Taps Tubi Chief Anjali Sud As New CEO, Nov. 9, 2026
- Sirius XM Holdings, Form 8-K, Nov. 9, 2026
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