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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors
Gemstar International Group Limited:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-05304, 333-06886, 333-77391, 333-31074 and 333-31170) of
Gemstar International Group Limited of our report dated May 31, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Gemstar International Group
Limited and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related
consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and comprehensive
income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended
March 31, 2000, which report is included in Gemstar International Group
Limited's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, California
June 29, 2000
