EXHIBIT 23.1




                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
RealNetworks, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated January 17, 2003, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of RealNetworks, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, 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, 2002, 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, 2002 consolidated financial statements refers
to a change in the method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible
assets.

/s/ KPMG LLP


Seattle, Washington
November 14, 2003