Exhibit 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
RealNetworks, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 2, 2005, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of RealNetworks, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, and the related
financial statement schedule, management's assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2004, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under
the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Seattle, Washington
May 6, 2005