Exhibit 23


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         As   independent   public   accountants,   we  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  by  reference  in  the   registration   statements  of  ACNielsen
Corporation  on  Form  S-8  (File  Nos.  333-14085,   333-14753,  333-58885  and
333-31152) of our report dated  February 17, 2000  incorporated  by reference in
ACNielsen  Corporation's  Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1999 and to
all references to our Firm included in this Form 10-K.






                                                        /s/ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
March 23, 2000