Exhibit 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
RealNetworks, Inc.:



We consent to the use of our report dated January 30, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of RealNetworks, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, and the related
consolidated financial statement schedule, incorporated herein by reference and
to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. Our
report covering the December 31, 2003 consolidated financial statements refers
to a change in the method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible
assets.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Seattle, Washington
May 20, 2004