TiVo’s UK video trends report finds 84% of viewers scroll aimlessly as streaming services multiply. TiVo says almost half of U.K. consumers take advantage of f...
CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals, has launched a new tiered membership structure designed to provide members with tailored benefits and unma...
Atlas Cables the engineering-led cable specialist is excited to introduce the latest improvement to its acclaimed Mavros range: the Mavros Transpose Speaker Gr...
On its quest for ‘Commercial Audio, Done Differently’, Optimal Audio has flung open the virtual doors to its training academy. Open 24/7, the Optimal Audio Aca...
Training is fundamental to the success of Snap One, the company’s Partners and the industry. Here the Snap One team brings EI readers fully up to date and lays...
This October, Sonos invited fifty dealers from across Europe to participate in its first regional Dealer Appreciation Event in Paris.
The event took place a...
The APEX Film Awards is getting support from Sony and Bowers & Wilkins, AWE Europe and The Home Cinema Alliance. Now in its fourth year, the APEX Film Awar...
The WiiM CI MOD A80 is presented as a state-of-the-art stereo amplifier made for the custom install industry.
Featuring a sleek form factor and front-panel ...
Watergate has announced the release of three new features for its flagship product, the proactive water leak detector, Watergate Sonic.
Smart Homes bo...
One year after its grand opening, the TVD Experience Centre has solidified its status as the ‘Tech Hub of the North’.
Marking a successful milestone for TVD...
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.
