EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT

       We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement of ACTV, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 3, 2000, appearing
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ACTV, Inc. for the year ended December 31,
1999.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP
New York, New York

January 19, 2001








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