Screen Excellence has announced that its screens are available within home theatre design software, The Cinema Designer’s (TCD) manufacturer database. The compa...
Install company Life Emotions has been celebrating its recent win at the CEDIA Awards 2017, where the company picked up the wins the ‘Best Media Room Level II £...
Billed as much faster than an app, xPRESS for Sonos is the world’s first Wi-Fi keypad dedicated to the platform and has been created to make direct control of a...
Lairds of Troon has completed a smart looking project at the Seamill Hydro Firth Pavillion installing RTI, Control4, QMotion blinds, a laser projector, broadcas...
Using ZeeVee equipment as the backbone, experienced super yacht installer Plejd’s latest project achieves its goal via a comprehensive AV over IP network on a 1...
No doubt it has been a pretty quiet period for Focal, the respected French audio brand in recent times, however this is all about to change with some major rele...
Lots of news at the entry level end of the market recently with news from Alexa and Google Hardwire making news too, a new survey claims that the British public...
CEDIA went for broke this year with its most ambitious venue yet, that of Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter, experience.
The night was fu...
JVCKENWOOD has developed a new technology that it says offers a step change in audio reproduction offering ‘out of head localisation of sound field of...
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.
