Ben Robins

4 days ago | heyuguys.com | Ben Robins

From xenomorphs to graboids, terminators to the literal walking dead, producer Gale Anne Hurd's path from Roger Corman's assistant to one of the most trustworthy pairs of hands in Hollywood is the stuff of movie legend. An early champion and collaborator of James Cameron, a survivor of endless tinseltown fuck-ups and the woman at the production helm of not one, not two, but seven of the genre world's most celebrated cornerstones (and yes, we're including Dante's Peak in that mix).

1 week ago | heyuguys.com | Ben Robins

Since opening its arms (and the gigantic, building-sized Bristol Megascreen) to short films last year, Forbidden Worlds has very quickly become one of the country's hottest tickets for ballsy genre filmmakers. After all, there aren't many places in the country to see your zero budget slasher or exquisitely nasty animation projected large and loud on IMAX, to a baying, genre hungry crowd.

1 month ago | soundsprofitable.com | Ben Robins

by Ben Robins, Founder of Sound InsightsThis week, industry leaders gathered at AudioUK’s ‘Power of Podcasting Showcase’ to explore the growing podcast landscape and its advertising potential in the UK market. The event, hosted in partnership with Universal Production Music, revealed a striking disparity: while podcast listenership continues to surge across the UK, advertising investment dramatically lags behind the US market.

Feb 25, 2025 | lexology.com | Geoff Cook |Ben Robins |Justine Bielik

The OECD's Global Tax Initiatives The United States' withdrawal from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) global tax agreement has rocked the international tax landscape. The OECD's twin initiatives - Pillar I and Pillar II - were designed to address the digital economy's tax challenges and introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate.

Jan 20, 2025 | mourant.com | Geoff Cook |Ben Robins |Justine Bielik

The U.S. withdrawal has triggered fresh challenges for IFCs, including for jurisdictions that had already taken steps to align with the OECD's tax initiatives, such as economic substance requirements and enhancing transparency arrangements. Tax-neutral jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands and BVI have traditionally implemented economic substance laws and exchange-of-information agreements to maintain global legitimacy.