Feg S-3 Shelf registration

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement of News Corporation (Form F-3 No. 333-106837) and of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. (Form S-3 No. 333-106837) and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August 27, 2004 (except for Notes 3 and 27, as to which the date is November 23, 2004), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of News Corporation’s Annual Report (Form 8-K) for the year ended June 30, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

November 23, 2004