Netflix 2Q profit up 4 pct, beats analyst views

July 25th, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , AP Business Writer

(AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit crept up 4 percent, beating analyst expectations as the online DVD rental leader signed up 168,000 new customers while spending less money to attract them to the service.

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