Attendance Figures Rise for 2012 NAB Show

Registered attendees hit 92,112, up from 91,932 in 2011

By George Winslow -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/24/2012 5:51:53 PM

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Preliminary figures from the National Association of Broadcasters of the 2012 NAB Show indicated increases in both the number of exhibitors and registered attendees, which rose from 91,932 in 2011 to 92,112.

The NAB also reported an increase in exhibitor participation and an almost 10 percent increase in size of those exhibited. The 2012 show had 1,600 exhibitors spanning 815,000 net square feet of exhibit space, up from 1,550 exhibitors occupying 745,000 net square feet in 2011, the NAB reported.

As usual a significant portion of those attending the show, which ran from April 14 to 19 in Las Vegas, were from outside the U.S., with 24,928 international attendees from 151 countries.

News media attendance hit 1,652.