User blog comment:ZinkoShady/Rumoured 7th season/@comment-5044545-20130320231633/@comment-2047157-20130321134623

A little of both, really. A studio won't last very long without a decent income, but a studio won't (well, shouldn't) get that income if they spew out garbage.

For most up-and-coming studios, quality comes first, the animators care about what they create. Usually, this results in popularity and more funding to make the show in question bigger and better.

The problem is, if and when greed kicks in, the studio begins to milk their work for every penny; and that typically results in the show losing its charm and quality.