Yes, netflix has a tonne of data, but to say it informs and drives their original content more than any other network is wide of the mark. House of Cards was m

Yes, netflix has a tonne of data, but to say it informs and drives their original content more than any other network is wide of the mark. House of Cards was made because its based on an excellent BBC series(and book before that) from 1993, is directed by david fincher, and has Kevin Spacey in it. With that combination they could have made a clone of the big bang theory a success. There is nothing data driven about getting Cuarón to make a movie. He's an oscar winner, with a load of nominations as well. What is different is that Neflix has a boat load of cash, and will, within reason, give people a free reign. This is basically what miramax did in the 90s when they had cash from disney. I hope that unlike unlike miramax its not run by sex pests.