Unlike Facebook, Twitter, Zynga and even Google Plus, Line was originally conceived and created for smartphones, which already account for most of growth in Internet users.
The Telegraph reported that ministers had rejected that option and were instead planning an expanded role for Ofcom, which already acts as the regulator for commercial TV.
For now, anyway, the current agency roster for Coke, which already includes 10 agencies owned by Interpublic like McCann-Erickson Worldwine Advertising, remains in place.
Another possibility is for The Associated Press, which already provides its own vote counting service, to start a second one for use by the networks and clients of the Voter News Service.
Judy Taylor, a spokeswoman for Equinox, which already has clubs in Scarsdale and Mamaroneck, says the company is looking aggressively to expand in the area.
Airlines, for example, which already use yield management to manipulate ticket prices minute by minute, could, say, sell a New York-San Francisco ticket, but make everybody get off in Phoenix.
For Vodafone, which already owned stakes in the Japanese and Spanish companies, the deals advance its ambitions to build a seamless wireless network in Europe, Asia and the United States.
David Lewis, an analyst with Morgan Stanley, characterized the results as a "modest negative" for Medtronic, which already is struggling to defend its market share.
Or, you could use the dev version of Chrome for Mac, which already supports extensions.
Instead of pouring money into new projects, why not improve the funding for those which already exist?" she asks.
