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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) of Private Media Group, Inc. for the
registration of 1,151,928 shares of its Common Stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated March 28, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Private Media Group, Inc. included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/S/ ERNST & YOUNG AB
Stockholm, Sweden
June 30, 2000
