The exhibition included 343 exhibitors from 33 countries, an increase of more than 20 percent from last year, including printing press manufacturers, editorial and advertising system providers, new media providers and other suppliers to the newspaper industry.

"I think this high participation is a reflection of the interest in new opportunities for the publishing industry brought about by both digital media and by the technological advances that allow for new creativity in the print product," said Christoph Riess, CEO of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the organiser of the event. "Tablets, mobile services and applications, and paid content services were all on display, as were big developments in the automation of newspaper production."