Simba Information S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

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Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of PRIMEDIA Inc. on Form S-4 of our reports dated February 27, 2004 (September 13, 2004 as to Notes 4 and 28) (which report on the consolidated financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company's adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended, effective January 1, 2001, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," effective January 1, 2002, the recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," as amended, effective January 1, 2003, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity," effective July 1, 2003), appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 13, 2004 of PRIMEDIA Inc. and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.

November 1, 2004

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Exhibit 23.1