We've been through the year in our own past conversations. Now we have a chat with some of our best friends in the AV business about what they considered to be the most important topics in AV for the year of 2025. Then we get out our divination method of choice to figure out just what 2026 might have in store for the residential space.

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Every week we bring you the latest news and stories for the residential space. Joining us this week is Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Katye McGregor-Bennett from KMB Communications and Jason Knott of D-Tools.

Host: Matt Scott

Guests:

• Jason Knott – D-Tools
• Katye McGregor-Bennett – KMB Communications
• Rich Fregosa – Fregosa Design

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We're at the end of another year. Another year full of interesting challenges for a unique vertical such as the AV industry. The residential side has its fair share of newsworthy moments and we've wrapped them all up in a nice bow. 'Tis the season, after all.

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On this episode, our Producer Mitch takes us through the biggest news and stories for the residential side of the AV industry. What we talked about with different experts in the AV field about these topics for the last twelve months.

Host: Mitchell Toolen

Guests:

• Bob Archer – KMB Communications
• Katye McGregor-Bennett – KMB Communications
• Ian Bryant – IES Communications
• Joe Whitaker – Origin Acoustics
• Jeremy Glowacki – Projector Central
• Alex Capecelatro – Josh.ai
• Arlen Schweiger – RISE Media Strategy
• Jason Griffing – OneVision Resources

Links to sources:

• ResiWeek 480 – Tariff's Effects on Industry
• ResiWeek 483 – AI In Residential
• ResiWeek 490 – Canada Halts HIKVISION Production Locally
• ResiWeek 499 – CEDIA Expo 2025
• ResiWeek 501 – Perfecting Your AV Pitch

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There's a bidding war going on for Warner Bros. and it could make some serious changes in the streaming space. How this could affect your clients and their systems. Looking at business strategy and when it's time to look at things ideally or realistically. Tempering expectations in an ever-changing market. Also, cybersecurity attacks! Nothing but positivity there. What integrators need to know about the risks to the smart home space.

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Every week we bring you the latest news and stories for the residential side of the AV industry. We discuss these topics with a panel of experts so that you know what's going on in the space. Today we are joined by Henry Clifford from Livewire and Jeremy Glowacki of Projector Central.

Host: Matt Scott

Guests:

• Henry Clifford – Livewire
• Jeremy Glowacki – Projector Central

Links to sources:

• CE Pro – Netflix Makes Bid for Warner Bros.
• Residential Systems – The Sorry Optimist
• CE Pro – Cyberrattacks on Smart Devices

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