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Exhibit 23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent
The Board of Directors
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (formerly 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, as amended by Form 10-K/A, for the year ended March 31, 2000 and to
the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, California
December 6, 2000
