And then they started showing it and obviously improved coverage. They used to broadcast in black and white too, so what used to happen isn't much of an argument against improvements.

I'm not arguing against improvements. I was just saying, that in a live match they show the time. In highlights they rarely do. I think it's so the edit looks continuous, but I would prefer to see the time.

You tend to get the time pop up at the start of every new clip edit on highlights now, at least depending on the channel. The BBC do it.