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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements of ACNielsen Corporation on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-14085 and
333-14753) of our reports dated September 16, 1996, on our audits of the
combined financial statements and financial statement schedule of ACNielsen
Corporation, as defined in the notes to the financial statements, as of December
31, 1995 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1995.





                                                 COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Stamford, Connecticut
March 21, 1997

