Spotlight Sports Group
Rupert Thacker has a diverse work experience that spans over several industries. Rupert currently serves as the Broadcast Production Manager at the Rugby League World Cup 2021. Prior to their current role, they were the Head of Commercial Services at Spotlight Sports Group. Rupert also worked as a Senior Sponsorship, Events, and Marketing Professional as a Consultant from 2018 to 2020. In 2017, they held the position of Sportsbook Marketing Director and later as the Senior Manager of Media and Market Development at Amaya. Before that, they worked at Ladbrokes, where they held various roles including Head of Media and Sponsorship. Rupert Thacker has also worked as an Independent Consultant for Racing UK and Highflyer Productions. Rupert held the role of Business Manager, Channel 4 Racing at Channel 4 and worked as a Marketing Manager at Victor Chandler. Rupert started their career in 1992 at Discovery Channel, where they worked in Consumer Marketing until 1999.
Rupert Thacker attended Haberdashers Aske's School in 1990. Rupert then pursued a degree in Business Studies at the University of Westminster from 1990 to 1993, obtaining a 2:1 (Hons) degree.
Spotlight Sports Group
Sport never stops, and neither do we. That means we relentlessly find ways to engage with customers, move with the changing needs of sports bettors and drive the industry forward through innovative product technology. We’re the global experts in knowing how to take every sports betting experience above and beyond – both on our platforms and those of our partners. Across the globe, we engage millions of people directly with our expert, independent brands. In Europe, we are built on the foundations of one of the most loved and historic betting brands, Racing Post. This is coupled with market-leading betting brands – myracing and Free Super Tips – that constantly drive growth and engagement with expert editorial and video content. Across the Atlantic, we’re growing faster than ever with the largest post-PASPA affiliate in the US, Pickswise. We are market leaders in driving engagement, retention and conversion of sports bettors and fantasy players. Our audiences love our talent, our proprietary data sets and our interactive tools that can give them an edge. It doesn’t end there. We also have decades of experience in delivering growth and conversion at the world’s biggest sportsbooks and media companies. They choose to work with us because of our best-in-class technology combined with our expert scalable content experiences. Our global team of over 500 sector experts allows us to provide bespoke, actionable betting intelligence across any sport. Not only do we have dozens of engagement tools that power conversions through sustainable engagement but we’re innovating every day in the sectors in which we specialise. We are also specialists in retail betting, creating bespoke products that are designed specifically for in-person retail experience. We’re all about taking customers closer to the action. If you need help developing your competitive advantage in a fast-moving, specialist space, we’re happy to speak right away.