Industry PR and digital marketing specialist, Wildwood, has launched a new business-focused podcast series for the professional smart home sector, entitled The ...
Ce Pro Europe had an exclusive chat with JC Murphy, executive vice president of Savant, to get the full story on the platform’s recent V8.8 software announcemen...
CE Pro Europe took a trip to Focal’s HQ in Saint-Étienne, France, where the company conceives and creates its products. The trip was both a treat for the ears a...
Prolific projector maker Optoma has unveiled a new laser ultra-short throw home machine.
The maker says gamers, TV and sports fans and movie buffs can get a ...
Pyramid AV has created this big fat slice of home cinema heaven for a client who had very clear ideas about what they wanted. CE Pro Europe settles down to enjo...
Long-time followers of CE Pro Europe may know that we've been tracking titles available in Dolby Vision for some time. Our last definitive list focused on title...
We spent the day with Ashwin Shah, chairman and founder of Visual Systems Sales (part of the Myriad Group), at the company’s specially converted HQ in the up an...
The Nuvo brand, part of the Legrand Group, has launched its very first all-in-one stereo table-top speaker, the Nuvo P400, a unit which has been birthed to deli...
Lindy has introduced four new families under a new concept it is calling ‘Cable Lines’.
The company says these products meet the complex requirements of a va...
Karma-AV is celebrating a new partnership with the launch of Falcon Acoustics’ R.A.M. Studio series speakers, designed to offer high-quality at affordable price...
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.
