Moov (stylized as MOOV) is a

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-based

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

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and video streaming service that combines

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audio and high-definition music videos with exclusive content and special features on music. Moov was launched in 2006 by

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

public company

PCCW PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is a Hong Kong–based information and communication technology (ICT) and telecommunications company. The company is the major owner of telecommunications company HKT Limited, ...

. The service has over 1.5 million tracks in lossless

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-based 16-Bit/44.1 kHz quality. It has distribution agreements with close to 300 labels and content providers including

EMI EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At t ...

Gold Typhoon Gold Typhoon Group is a Chinese entertainment company founded in Hong Kong as Gold Label in 2004 with the support of EMI. It acquired EMI Music Taiwan / EMI Music China (Typhoon Records) in 2008 to adopt its current name. On 1 January 2011, it ...

and

Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the ...

. Moov is currently available in

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

and

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. The platform is integrated with other PCCW products and services. Music contents are shared with HKT eye, a fixed network service. Video contents such as concerts and music videos are shared with Now TV, a subscription-based television network.

Development

After launching Moov in

in 2006, the company began to expand its service overseas. In 2013,

partners

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China Telecom China Telecom Corporation Limited (CT) is a Chinese telecommunications company. It is one of the publicly traded red chip companies of the state-owned China Telecommunications Corporation. The company's H shares have been traded on the Sto ...

and BestTV to expand the music streaming service to

with the brand "摩音符 Moov". Moov became the first

-based

streaming service from outside of

to operate in China. In 2016, Moov extends its streaming service to

by partnering with Vietnamobile and through signing deals with over 150 content providers in Vietnam. In 2014, Moov launches the LyricSnap! feature that allows users share music and lyric on social media platforms. In 2015, Moov has started to support

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and launches its lossless

-based 16-Bit/44.1 kHz audio streaming service. In 2016, Moov launches the Therapeutic Music library with Cantonese audio inductions. The library contain playlists created by registered professional music therapists from around the world including the

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and

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, targeting different needs such as stress reduction, pregnancy soothing and sleep improvement. Moov claims it to be "Asia's first and only Therapeutic Music Library".

References

External links

Official websiteMOOV's channel on YouTubeMOOV Facebook page
{{Music streaming services Mass media companies established in 2006 Online music stores of China Android (operating system) software IOS software 2006 software Music streaming services Jukebox-style media players Online music database clients 2006 establishments in Hong Kong

Development

See also

References

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