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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 333-05304, 333-06886, 333-77391, 333-31074, 333-31170 and 333-42720, on
Form S-8 of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. of our report dated February
25, 2000, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of TV Guide, Inc. as
of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
income, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in
the three-year period ended December 31, 1999 and the related financial
statement schedule, which report is incorporated by reference in the Form 8-K/A
of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
KPMG LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 11, 2000
