Two Vietnamese articles, both opened and checked to name the cleanyourtv project: VnExpress (20 Oct) and Znews / Tri Thuc (22 Oct). New Vietnam section after Thailand; totals now 85 articles, 56 from outlets in 23 countries, in PRESS.md, the README alt text and tools/readme_featured.py. docs/featured.png and docs/card.jpg redrawn with readme_featured.py and readme_card.py (Fredoka from Google Fonts). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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CleanYourTV in the press
Every article about CleanYourTV (called tv-vibehack until 19 October 2026) that we could open and check: 85 articles, 56 of them from outlets in 23 countries, 5 from Spanish-language sites in Latin America and 24 from newsletters, blogs and AI news sites. Headlines are in the language they were published in. Syndicated copies and auto-generated listings are left out.
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United States 11 · United Kingdom 2 · India 2 · Denmark 1 · Japan 2 · Bangladesh 1 · United Arab Emirates 1 · France 3 · Germany 3 · Spain 2 · Italy 2 · Norway 1 · Portugal 1 · Czechia 1 · Ukraine 1 · Greece 1 · Egypt 1 · Brazil 3 · Latin America (Spanish-language) 5 · China 7 · Taiwan 1 · Indonesia 6 · Thailand 1 · Vietnam 2 · Online (newsletters, blogs, AI news) 24
United States
United Kingdom
India
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| It's FOSS | People Are Using AI to Get Rid of Smart TV Ads and Make Their TVs Faster | 19 Oct |
| TechPP | How I Made My Android TV Faster and Ad-Free Using Claude Code | 18 Oct |
Denmark
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FlatpanelsHD | People are using AI to clean up their Smart TV homescreens | 20 Oct |
Japan
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| GIGAZINE | Developers are trying to use AI to remove ads and tracking from smart TVs | 20 Oct |
| 生成AIキュレーター (note) | 4年前のテレビをClaudeに任せた開発者、プロンプトの大半は「禁止事項」だった——8つのルールから読むエージェントの任せ方 | 20 Oct |
Bangladesh
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Daily Star | Smart TV owners are using AI to get rid of ads: report | 20 Oct |
United Arab Emirates
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| tbreak | People are using AI agents to strip ads and tracking from their smart TVs | 20 Oct |
France
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Frandroid | Fini la lenteur et les pubs : j’ai redonné une seconde jeunesse à ma Google TV en 10 minutes | 18 Oct |
| Les Joies du Code | Après l'imprimante et le Wi-Fi, des devs lâchent Claude Code sur leur télé pour virer les pubs | 20 Oct |
| Xboxygen | Sa TV Xiaomi affichait des pubs partout : il donne son modèle à Claude Code, qui refait toute l'interface | 19 Oct |
Germany
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| WinFuture | KIs machen Smart-TVs dumm, um Werbung und Tracking loszuwerden | 20 Oct |
| Clauding.de | dumbtv and cleanyourtv: People Are Stripping Their TVs With Claude Code | 20 Oct |
| Bild | Smart-TV: Warum Nutzer ihre Fernseher mit KI verändern | 21 Oct |
Spain
Italy
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| la Repubblica | Smart tv, l'IA usata per disattivare pubblicità e tracciamento | 20 Oct |
| Macitynet | La smart TV è lenta e piena di pubblicità? C’è chi usa l’AI per ripulirla | 20 Oct |
Norway
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ITavisen | Vibe-kodet seg til bedre TV | 19 Oct |
Portugal
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pplware | Nem as Smart TV escaparam à febre do vibe coding | 19 Oct |
Czechia
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Insmart | Android TV bez reklam s AI a Claude Code | 19 Oct |
Ukraine
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mediasat | Smart TV owners turn to Claude Code to remove ads | 20 Oct |
Greece
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Hacks.gr (on DEV) | They're using artificial intelligence to remove ads from TVs | 19 Oct |
Egypt
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mogaz | Developers use AI to strip ads and tracking from smart TVs | 19 Oct |
Brazil
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Save State | Dev usa Claude Code para tirar anúncios da TV dos pais | 19 Oct |
| GD / Eurisko | Usuários hackeiam Android TV e Google TV com ajuda do Claude Code | 19 Oct |
| AJN1 | Usuários recorrem à inteligência artificial para remoção de anúncios e modificações de interfaces de TVs | 19 Oct |
Latin America (Spanish-language)
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Qore | Desarrolladores usan IA para quitar anuncios de smart TVs | 20 Oct |
| DiarioBitcoin | Usuarios usan IA para quitar anuncios y bloatware de sus televisores inteligentes | 19 Oct |
| Ecosistema Startup | dumbtv: el hack con IA que elimina los anuncios del TV | 19 Oct |
| TecToc | Usuarios están usando IA para quitar anuncios y «limpiar» sus Smart TV | 19 Oct |
| Tecnobits | Cómo hacer debloat a tu Smart TV con IA y CleanYourTV | 21 Oct |
China
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 什么值得买 SMZDM | 海外老哥用AI去了小米电视广告,新桌面像Apple TV,还开源了 | 19 Oct |
| 夜雨聆风 | 海外老哥用AI去了小米电视广告,新桌面像Apple TV,还开源了 | 18 Oct |
| Weibo via Sina (壹小寒) | 电视界面从杂乱到清爽,原来不用 Root 也能给电视“减肥” | 20 Oct |
| 我是菜鸟 imcn.me | 用AI给智能电视"瘦身":一键清除广告,老电视秒变流畅 | 20 Oct |
| AI工具集 ai-bot.cn | CleanYourTV – 开源的电视广告去除工具,垃圾软件全清空 | 20 Oct |
| OCTOHZ | CleanYourTV - 安卓电视去广告神器 | – |
| AI产品库 AIProductHub | CleanYourTV - 开源电视去广告启动器,一键替换桌面 | 20 Oct |
Taiwan
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 媒角抵加News (yam.com) | 開發者用AI清理智慧電視,公開去廣告工具與復原限制 | 20 Oct |
Indonesia
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| detikINET | Kesal TV Xiaomi Banyak Iklan, Pria Ini Sulap Jadi Apple TV Pakai AI | 19 Oct |
| Gizmo by Qoo10 | Gathin Ubah TV Xiaomi Penuh Iklan Jadi Mirip Apple TV dengan AI | – |
| Mediakompeten | Developer Gunakan AI untuk Hilangkan Iklan di Smart TV Xiaomi | 19 Oct |
| BSI News | Developer Ubah Antarmuka TV Xiaomi dengan Bantuan AI | 19 Oct |
| Suara Independent News | Developer Ubah Smart TV Xiaomi Jadi Mirip Apple TV dengan AI | 19 Oct |
| Twasl News | Developer Ubah Smart TV Xiaomi Bebas Iklan dengan Bantuan AI | 19 Oct |
Thailand
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| iPhoneMod | Clean Your TV ชุบชีวิต Android TV สไตล์ Apple TV ลื่นตาไร้โฆษณา | 19 Oct |
Vietnam
| Outlet | Article | Date |
|---|---|---|
| VnExpress | Dùng AI 'độ' giao diện smart TV | 20 Oct |
| Znews (Tri Thức) | Dùng Claude để 'giải cứu' TV cũ | 22 Oct |