Exhibit 10.1
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                       Independent Accountants' Consent

The Board of Directors
ImagicTV Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of ImagicTV Inc. of our report dated March 25, 2002 relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of ImagicTV Inc. as at February 28, 2002 and 2001
and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity
and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended February
28, 2002, which report appears in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F, as
amended by Form 20-F/A.

Yours very truly,

/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Accountants

Toronto, Canada
July 29, 2002

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