Netflixs growth forced the issue. Cable can't run on original, first run content alone. There is so much content that is on Netflix that it doesn't matter that

Netflixs growth forced the issue. Cable can't run on original, first run content alone. There is so much content that is on Netflix that it doesn't matter that it is all reruns. Netflix would destroy the networks but also their main suppliers. That is why Netflix is going into original content. If they won't fund it nobody will.