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.
                                             
                                          /s/ KPMG LLP     
 
Mountain View, California
   
February 11, 1999