A report recently surfaced linking top multi-channel network Maker Studios to Blip, thus confirming the speculation that Maker would begin to engineer a platform of its own. Its all-but-official acquisition begs the question: What are the network’s plans? How will it use its new toy? With both Maker and Blip declining to comment on the impending transaction, here are three developments we believe will arise from the high-profile move:

Maker is going to make a ton of sites for its creators.

In keeping with the most important YouTuber trend of the past year, Maker will surely assist its creators as they attempt to lessen dependence YouTube and find alternative revenue streams across the web. The network has recently helped build sites for partners like Epic Rap Battles of History and The Yogscast, and Blip has experience powering pages for its own partners as well (e.g. The Pet Collective). In addition to directing fans towards merch, these sites can also offer non-YouTube video players, which, as Collective Digital Studios creators have seen since their network’s acquisition of Metacafe, can direct some clicks away from YouTube.

Blip’s creators will be absorbed into Maker.

Blip, while not matching Maker’s impressive roster of talent, can claim a few top creators among its partners. Namely, That Guy With The Glasses and the other channels under the Channel Awesome umbrella could begin to establish a bigger presence on YouTube. Some these culture-crazy nerds have already reached a six-figure subscriber count via The League of Super Critics, but with Maker’s help, that number has the potential to get much, much bigger.