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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 of
our report dated September 25, 1996, on our audits of the financial statements
of 4MC-Burbank, Inc. and our report dated October 1, 1996, on our audit of the
financial statement of Four Media Company. We also consent to the reference to
our firm under the caption "Experts."
 
                                          Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
Los Angeles, California
October 8, 1996
