Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 5, 2001, except for the information presented in Note 12 for which the date is April 30, 2001, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of SeaChange International, Inc., which appear in SeaChange International, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2001. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts July 23, 2001