Breaking news ahead of the CEDIA Expo as Sonance has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire James Loudspeaker as well as re-brand the IPORT and ...
Luxul, creator of IP
networking solutions for integrators, has announced that it will be debuting a
new wireless mesh solution at CEDIA Expo 2019. Claimed as t...
The KNX UK Association has published a Code of Conduct that ensures
customers will always benefit fully from the open, flexible and scalable foundations
that a...
Monitor Audio’s
new IMS-4 Music Streamer is the latest addition to its range of custom install
solutions.
Featuring BluOS, the IMS-4 can stream to four sepa...
Meridian recently opened its doors to long-time customer, Martins Hi-Fi, for a consumer-focused event that saw a number of the integrator’s key clients visit M...
Sonos has taken its first step out of the home with Sonos Move, a durable, battery-powered smart speaker for audio indoors, outdoors, and on the go. A full par...
With spending on smart home services, including home automation, expected to reach $100 billion by 2020, ABB has big plans to expand its presence in the sector...
Cortex
VIP Cinemas, a division of Cortex Brands LLC, will showcase the
Dolby CP850-C Audio Processor as part of a Sound Room experience using Pro
Audio Technol...
The Magic
of the movies is bringing smiles to seriously ill children – with the opening
of a brand-new accessible cinema at a Chorley hospice.
Now
children...
In the fast-moving word of AV and home cinema installation, Pulse Cinemas says it is constantly updating its ranges, communications and pricing structures to m...
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.
