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2025 Reflections
CE Pro Playback Year in Review for the custom integration industry featuring annual reflections, trends, market shifts and top news stories from 2025

The Year in Playback: CE Pro’s 2025 Review of the Custom Integration Industry

CE Pro delivers its full recap on the custom integration industry in 2025, from year end reflections to…

Uncategorized December 31
2025 Reflections Apex Technologies
Apex Technologies

Apex’s Ryan Donaher: Reliability Took Center Stage in 2025 as Homeowners Reset Expectations

Apex Technologies US owner Ryan Donaher on how reliability, cinema growth, and power infrastructure defined 2025.

News December 30
2025 Reflections HTSA
Jon Robbins HTSA Spring Conference 2025 Wonder

HTSA’s Jon Robbins on Relationship Science, AI Adoption and Integrator Value

From video wall demand to relationship science, Robbins outlines what mattered most for integrators in 2025.

News December 30
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2025 Reflections
CE Pro Editors Nick Boever and Zachary Comeau Annual Recap for Smart Home and AV Industry 2025

CE Pro Editors Reflect on 2025: A Year Defined by Design, Security and the Push for Reliability

CE Pro recaps a year marked by shifting expectations, design-led systems, stronger security habits and steady gains in…

News December 30
2025 Reflections ADI Apple AVA Bowers & Wilkins Denon Harman Hisense Home Automation JBL Marantz Shelly Smart Home Snap One Sonos Streaming streaming services Tariffs TCL TP-Link Week in Playback
CE Pro Top News Stories for the Custom Integration Industry 2025

The Top AV and Smart Home News Stories of 2025

CE Pro looks back at the news and announcements that helped define the custom integration industry in 2025.

News December 29
2025 Reflections D-Tools
D-Tools 2025 reflections

D-Tools’ Tim Bigoness on Data, Demand and a More Mature Integration Market in 2025

D-Tools' Bigoness shares how data, evolving workflows, and a focus on labor value shaped the integration channel in…

News December 26
2025 Reflections Vanco
Vanco International

Vanco’s Mark Corbin: Minimalist Design and Strong Infrastructure Defined 2025 Projects

Vanco International President Mark Corbin on invisible tech, AVoIP growth, and why cabling still matters.

News December 25
2025 Reflections CEDIA
Daryl Friedman, CEO CEDIA

CEDIA’s Daryl Friedman on the Industry’s 2025 Lessons

Friedman reflects on shifting expectations, rising interest in networks and power, and how AI and design partnerships shaped…

News December 24
2025 Reflections Crestron energy HVAC Lighting Smart Home Wellness
Michael Short Crestron

Crestron’s Michael Short Looks Back at a More ‘Intentional’ Homeowner and User in 2025

Crestron’s Michael Short says energy efficiency, flexibility, and interoperability defined shifting homeowner expectations in 2025.

News December 23
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series