EXHIBIT 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(No. 333-77391) on Form S-8 of Gemstar International Group Limited ("Gemstar")
of our report dated March 7, 1997, relating to the statement of operations of
StarSight Telecast, Inc. ("StarSight") and the related statements of
shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 1996, not
presented separately therein, prior to restatement to conform StarSight's
accounting policies and fiscal year to those of Gemstar, which report is
included in Gemstar's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
1999.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Francisco, California
June 29, 1999