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CEA's take on CES Gizmodo prank: Banned!: The Consumer Electronics Association, the CES organizer, issued a statement with regards to the TV-turnoff prank by Gizmodo during CES.-

We have been informed of inappropriate behavior on the show floor by a credentialed media attendee from the Web site Gizmodo, owned by Gawker Media. Specifically, the Gizmodo staffer interfered with the exhibitor booth operations of numerous companies, including disrupting at least one press event. The Gizmodo staffer violated the terms of CES media credentials and caused harm to CES exhibitors. This Gizmodo staffer has been identified and will be barred from attending any future CES events. Additional sanctions against Gizmodo and Gawker Media are under discussion.

If you are not aware of the TV-B-Gone prank, click here to read the article at Gizmodo (Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES).

Richard Blakeley has been identified to be the scamp behind Gizmodo's TV-turnoff stunt at CES, has been banned from attending the show. Click here to read the article at ValleyWag (Gawker staffer banned from CES, "additional sanctions ... under discussion").

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