Vid-Biz: YouTube, Dish, Ziering

Rape Victim Posts Plea to YouTube; young girl part of a growing trend of victims reaching out for help online. (CNN)

Dish Wins (but Kinda Loses) Five-Year-Long Piracy Case; jury finds DirecTV and NDS Group did steal satellite signals and engage in piracy — but only awards Dish $1,500 instead of the $1 billion it was aiming for. (The Wall Street Journal)

Ian Ziering to Star in MySpace TV Web Series; social network expands original content roster with Man vs. Monday, which the former Steve Sanders will co-produce — nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh, nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh (clap, clap). (The Hollywood Reporter)

SAG to Renew Negotiations, AFTRA “Making Progress”; SAG talks with studios to resume by May 28; AFTRA bargaining still under media blackout but says will provide update soon. (SAG: The New York Times; AFTRA: The Hollywood Reporter)

TiVo Brings Back Product Lifetime Service; will cost new customers $399, existing multiple service customers to pay $299. (emailed release)

The CW Could Be on Its Last Legs; part of the network’ struggles are with a young audience that spends more leisure time online — and yanking Gossip Girl off the web didn’t help. (The Wall Street Journal)

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