CKX (CKXE) 10-K 2007 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration StatementNo. 333-127119 onForm S-8 of our reports dated March 3, 2008, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of CKX, Inc. and subsidiaries and on the effectiveness of CKX, Inc’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report onForm 10-K of CKX, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2007.

/s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York

March 3, 2008