FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Rider Jonathan W.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL INC [SEAC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
50 NAGOG PARK		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ACTON, MA 01720		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 9,965 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 04/19/2017(2) 04/19/2026 Common Stock 75,000 $ 3.83 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 01/31/2017(3) 05/02/2026 Common Stock 21,068 $ 3.77 D  
Performance Rights   (4) 01/31/2019 Common Stock 19,930 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Rider Jonathan W.
50 NAGOG PARK
ACTON, MA 01720		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Jonathan W. Rider 02/02/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The securities awarded on May 2, 2016 are in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) issued pursuant to the SeaChange International, Inc. 2011 Compensation and Incentive Plan (the "2011 Plan") that entitle the reporting person to receive one (1) share of common stock per RSU. The RSUs will vest at the rate of 33.33% on each of the first and second anniversary of January 31, 2016 with the balance to be vested on the third anniversary of January 31, 2016.
(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the stock options will vest annually on April 19, 2017, April 19, 2018, April 19, 2019 and April 19, 2020.
(3) One third of the stock options will vest on January 31, 2017, January 31, 2018 and January 31, 2019.
(4) Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive up to 1.5 shares of SeaChange common stock. The performance rights vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable Performance Stock Unit Agreement based on SeaChange's relative TSR percentile rank to the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index.

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