EXHIBIT 23.1
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated January 31, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appear in SeaChange
International, Inc.'s Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 6, 2000