EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Liberty Global, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements of Liberty Global, Inc. and subsidiaries of our report dated March 11, 2005, except as to Note 23, which is as of April 27, 2005, and Notes 20 and 24, which are as of September 20, 2005, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Liberty Media International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive earnings (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004, which report appears in the September 23, 2005, Form 8-K of Liberty Global, Inc.
Our report refers to a restatement of the consolidated financial statements of Liberty Media International, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004.
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| | Registration | | |
Form | | Statement No. | | Description |
S-3 | | 333-125927 | | Registration of Class A Common Stock |
S-8 | | 333-125930 | | Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan — Puerto Rico |
S-8 | | 333-125941 | | UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors effective June 1, 1993, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors effective March 20, 1998, Liberty Media International, Inc. Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan |
S-8 | | 333-125943 | | Liberty Global, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan |
S-8 | | 333-125946 | | Liberty Global, Inc. 2005 Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan |
S-8 | | 333-125962 | | UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Stock Ownership Plan |
S-8 | | 333-128034 | | UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. 401(k) Savings and Stock Ownership Plan |
S-8 | | 333-128035 | | UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. 2003 Equity Incentive Plan, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. 1993 Stock Option Plan, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors effective June 1, 1993, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors effective March 20, 1998, Liberty Media International, Inc. Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan |
S-8 | | 333-128036 | | Liberty Media 401(k) Savings Plan — Puerto Rico |
S-8 | | 333-128037 | | Liberty Global, Inc. 2005 Incentive Plan |
S-8 | | 333-128038 | | Liberty Global, Inc. 2005 Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan |
Denver, Colorado
September 20, 2005