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New DTS Play-Fi Home Theater Technology is the first to provide a wireless surround sound experience directly from Wi-Fi enabled televisions bringing custo...
UK distributor for the brand, Redline underlines the strength of the Kin Play range from Canadian speaker creator Totem Acoustic.
Customers rely on your kno...
AWE has been appointed by Sound United, the global force in audio manufacturing, as the exclusive distributor for the loudspeaker brand, Bowers & Wilkins a...
Marten, Swedish high-end loudspeaker company, has announced it has upgraded its flagship series of floor-standing speakers to include Marten Isolators, develop...
Snap One will make its UK premiere at EI Live! since rebranding from SnapAV + Control4. Its two award-winning business platforms - OvrC Remote Management...
The two global brands of Liverpool FC and Sonos have announced a multi-year agreement naming Sonos the Official Sound Partner of Liverpool FC.
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A new report submitted to EI by Together For Cinema founder Ian Morrish, covers this ambitious cinema project carried out for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice...
UK distributor for Balanced Audio Technology, Karma-AV has introduced the VK80i to UK music lovers. Incorporating technological advances first introduced by th...
Daniel J Sait is a seasoned media leader and journalist who shapes the editorial vision of Essential Install as its Editor‑in‑Chief and serves as European Editorial Director at All Things Media News, the specialist publisher behind Essential Install, Electrical Contracting News and Data Centre and Networking News. In these roles, he combines deep editorial insight with a strategic understanding of the smart home, luxury AV and home cinema sectors, guiding coverage that informs, inspires and connects professional installers and integrators across the UK and Europe.
With an extensive portfolio that spans trade and mainstream technology coverage, Daniel’s work appears regularly in Essential Install and has featured across wider platforms including key trade and consumer titles, reflecting his commitment to elevating industry discourse while spotlighting innovation, best practice and emerging trends.
Under his editorial leadership, Essential Install has continued to expand its reach and influence, delivering targeted news, product insights, event coverage and thought leadership that supports the professional community responsible for bringing cutting‑edge AV, automation and luxury living technology into homes and commercial spaces. Daniel’s direction emphasises clarity, relevance and trade‑first reporting, helping integrators stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.
A respected voice within the AV and smart home ecosystem, he actively engages with industry events and major trade shows, shaping conversations around technology adoption, installer education and business growth. His editorial stewardship reinforces Essential Install’s mission to serve as the definitive source of industry news and insight for integrators, manufacturers, distributors and allied professionals.
Daniel brings both strategic editorial leadership and a journalist’s eye for detail to every issue of Essential Install, ensuring the publication remains essential reading for the trade.
Before launching Essential Install in 2009, Daniel spent over two decades in the trenches of AV and Hi-Fi trade press editing titles such as Television Magazine, Custom Installer and Inside Hi-Fi.