CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUTANTS


We have  issued  our report  dated  March 9, 1999,  accompanying  the  financial
statements of Streamedia  Communications,  Inc.  contained in Amendment No. 4 to
the  Registration  Statement  and  Prospectus.  We  consent  to  the  use of the
aforementioned report in the Registration  Statement and Prospectus,  and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."




GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
December 16, 1999