Newtopia


Sat.1 cancels Talpa’s Newtopia

German broadcaster Sat.1 has cancelled Newtopia, the local version of the Talpa format Utopia. The last episode of the social experiment format will go out on the free-to-air channel this Friday. The German show has been beset by controversy, being dubbed ‘Faketopia’ locally after a drunk producer was filmed entering the set and giving the reality […]

Talpa, Sat.1 embroiled in ‘Faketopia’ scandal

Newtopia, the German version of Talpa’s Utopia, is at the centre of a scandal after an allegedly drunk producer was filmed entering the set and giving the reality show’s contestants direction. The show is produced by Talpa Germany and goes out on free-to-air station Sat.1, which has issued an apology. The show sets out to […]