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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 Statement on
Form S-8 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's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2000.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, California
August 29, 2000
