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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected 
Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated February 12, 
1999 except for the last paragraph of Note 6, as to which the date is March 19,
1999, in the Registration Statement on Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3 
(No. 333-75283) and related Prospectus of InterVU, Inc.

     We also consent to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated February 12, 1999, with respect to the financial statement schedule of
InterVU, Inc. for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998
included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for 1998 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                  


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May 4, 1999