EX-23.4 18 dex234.txt CONSENT OF RECONTA ERNST & YOUNG S.P.A. REGARDING STREAM S.P.A. EXHIBIT 23.4 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements of The News Corporation Limited (Form F-3) and of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. (Form S-3) for the registration of US$1,655,000,000 0.75% Senior Exchangeable BUCS and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated September 13, 2002 (except for Note 15 and Note 14, as to which the date is December 23, 2002 and May 9, 2003, respectively), with respect to the financial statements of Stream S.p.A. included in The News Corporation Limited's Report of Foreign Issuer (Form 6-K) dated May 20, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ Reconta Ernst & Young S.p.A. Rome, Italy August 13, 2003