Sports

The advent of the smoking ban on 1st July is likely to bring an unexpected increase in custom to pubs and wine bars, according to new research conducted by Ipsos. Publicans should experience a significant increase in business, with 20% of regular or occasional drinkers in pubs / wine bars saying that they would visit pubs more regularly. This view was most strongly held amongst the nearly three quarters of pub goers who are non-smokers, amongst whom 26% said they would probably go to a pub more often. Among the total population, this translates to approximately 1.8m adults in England and Wales (taking into account the difference between those who would go more often and less often).

A telephone survey among a representative sample of the Edinburgh population to assess city-wide opinion regarding major sports developments in the city.

This is a summary of the findings of a survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), in association with the Live Music Forum (LMF). The survey looks at the experiences of people (predominantly licensees) involved in making new licence applications under the 2003 Licensing Act (see note), with specific reference to how they have found the transition and whether they applied for a licence to allow the staging of live music.

The results of the Active People Survey were released on 7 December 2006 via a sophisticated web based analysis tool Active People Diagnostic.

More than two-thirds of Londoners support London hosting the 2012 Olympic games (69%).

In recent years there has been an increasing level of debate within professional rugby union. The one group which has so far been largely absent from these discussions is the players. As a result the Professional Rugby Players Association (PRA) commissioned Ipsos to conduct the most comprehensive survey of professional rugby players ever undertaken.

In November 2003 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the Gaming Board of Great Britain and the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) agreed a Code of Practice for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs).

As England tries to forget their team's customary exit on penalties, and the World Cup draws to a close, Coca-Cola is emerging as the brand most associated with the global football tournament, according to new research from Ipsos.

The Ipsos poll, commissioned by the History Matters — Pass It On shows 73% of UK residents are interested in history while 59% are interested in sport in general, and around half (48%) express an interest in football.