BBC is calling this change the launch of a “new premium factual channel”.
The successful talent will be flown to the UK and join the BBC Earth team.
Washington is the second recent departure from Matchbox following MD Chris Oliver-Taylor.
This is the first time the BBC has offered advertising around its podcast library.
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BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios to form a single commercial organisation
The series is written and directed by Geoffrey Wright and produced by John Edwards
'It is a cinematic, masterful piece of television'
Big names and new formats coming to BBC in Australia & New Zealand in 2018
The piece will be featured in a five-minute prequel
The event was hosted by BBC Worldwide and Foxtel
No one at BBC earns more than Australia's highest-paid broadcasters
Aust & NZ contribute increased profit to BBC Worldwide 2016/17 results