Degrassi wins $50,000 Shaw Rocket Fund Prize

TORONTO – Last evening, the Shaw Rocket Fund announced that Degrassi: The Next Generation, produced by Toronto's Epitome Pictures, is the first ever recipient of the $50,000 Shaw Rocket Prize. The prize was established by Shaw Communications to recognize and celebrate excellence in Canadian children's television. This year marks the first of three years that the prize will be awarded. Four finalists for the Shaw Rocket Prize were selected by an independent, international jury of leaders in children's TV from the U.K., U.S., Australia, Germany and Canada from submissions made by Canadian producers. A jury of close to 400 students...