Exhibit 23.1 - Consent of Ernst & Young LLP


                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  333-48383)  pertaining  to the 1985 and 1995 Stock  Option Plans of STV
Group,  Incorporated,  of our report dated  October 29, 1999 with respect to the
consolidated  financial statements of STV Group,  Incorporated and Subsidiaries,
included in the Annual  Report  (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ended  September
30, 1999.

                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
December 23, 1999