[Andrew]

The highlights really do feel like an obligation from ITV at this point sadly. Last night they were on after midnight, today not on straight after the late news, no studio, just the bare minimum at parts really.

I think they basically are. When the match is free to air, in peak time, and with highlights available on both the BBC Sport website and ITVX. The number of people watching the highlights will be small these days.

Highlights are probably more popular when the live event is behind a paywall (like Match of the Day) or in daytime/a lengthy all day event that needs summarising (like the Olympics)