FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Battista Richard 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC [ GMST ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., 12TH FLOOR 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

5/2/2008
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   5/2/2008     D    300000   D   (1) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $5.40   5/2/2008     D        1000000      (2) 12/8/2014   Common Stock   1000000   $6.35   0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $3.20   5/2/2008     D        283733      (3) 2/16/2016   Common Stock   283733   $6.35   0   D    
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $4.45   5/2/2008     D        288524      (4) 5/9/2017   Common Stock   288524   $6.35   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Mergers, dated as of December 6, 2007 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the issuer, Macrovision Corporation, Saturn Holding Corp, Galaxy Merger Sub, Inc., and Mars Merger Sub Inc. in exchange for a cash payment of $1,091,607.31, which represents a market value of $6.35 per share for 171,907 shares of the issuer's common stock on the effective date of the merger and 32,638 shares of Macrovision Solutions Corporation ("Macrovision Solutions") common stock, which represents a value of 0.2548 of a share of Macrovision Solutions common stock for 128,093 shares of the issuer's common stock, excluding fractional shares. On the date of the merger, each share of Macrovision Solutions common stock had a market value of $16.32 per share.
( 2)  This option, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on December 9, 2005, was cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $950,000, representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and $6.35 per share.
( 3)  This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on February 16, 2007, was cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $893,758.95, representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and $6.35 per share.
( 4)  This option, which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on May 9, 2008, was cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement in exchange for a cash payment of $548,195.60, representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and $6.35 per share.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Battista Richard
6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.
12TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90028 		X
Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
/s/ Stephen H. Kay, as Attorney-in-Fact 5/2/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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