QuickLink’s StudioEdge has announced that, in response to Microsoft’s recent announcement to retire Skype in May 2025, the company will provide multi-platform integration of remote guests from major video conferencing platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Zoom and StudioCall, into productions, optimized with AI technology. The objective of this is to try to fill the need of remote communications’ tools for the broadcast and pro AV industries, as QuickLink has claimed in a statement.

Skype, launched in 2003, was designed to revolutionize internet communication by enabling free voice and video calls globally. However, as technology evolved, platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams emerged, offering new features and user experiences.

StudioEdge supports four channels of broadcast-quality discrete audio and video from Microsoft Teams, Zoom and QuickLink StudioCall remote guests. It can be seamlessly integrated into the production suite via IP and hardware inputs/outputs. The solution supports direct, off-air communication between the operator and remote guest(s) offering control over the production. It is designed to try to bridge the gap between video conferencing platforms and professional production workflows.

“Unlike other competing WebRTC-based solutions, which suffer from blocked port and software codex issues, StudioEdge is the only solution that allows users to choose the best elements from all the available platforms allowing broadcasters to easily reach its production goal”, says Richard Rees, CEO of QuickLink.