Online improvement helps William Hill make positive start to year

(Reuters) - British bookmaker William Hill Plc, which in March named a new chief executive and finance head, on Tuesday reported a 16 percent rise in online net revenue for the 17 weeks to April 25 after product improvements helped it to attract more customers.Group total net revenue was up 9 percent, with the strongest increase coming from Australia.Steady growth in online comes as a welcome respite for the company which has been struggling to keep pace with rivals in that part of the business.