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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of InterVU Inc. for the
registration of its common stock expected to be filed on or about September 30,
1999 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February
12, 1999 (except for the last paragraph of Note 6, as to which the date is March
19, 1999), with respect to the financial statements and schedule of InterVU Inc
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


September 27, 1999
San Diego, California