Exhibit 23.1
 
                        Consent of Independent Auditors
 
The Board of Directors
DIVA Systems Corporation:
 
We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
 
                                          KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
Mountain View, California
   
January 12, 1999