Doctor Who will be amongst the initial line-up of the brand new Sci-Fi Channel in the United States reports the Associated Press.

The Sci-Fi Channel will be a mix of movies, “classic” TV series and animation aimed at 12- to 34-year-olds as well as hard-core fans, said Kay Koplovitz, president of cable’s USA Network.

“I hope that we will be able to meet the expectations of these fans and their constituencies… Science fiction fans are young, 12 to 34 years old, and well-educated,” she said. “Consider that 11 of the 12 top-grossing films of all time are in the science fiction, fantasy and horror categories and you get a sense of the potential for the network.”

Doctor Who, Star Wars and Star Trek will be appearing on the Sci-Fi Channel, a 24-hour cable TV service starting this fall. It will make its debut with a prime-time presentation of Star Wars, the all-time second-highest grossing film

The channel began in 1989 in Boca Raton, Fla., under lawyer Mitchell Ruben and his partner Laurie S. Silver, who are vice chairmen under their new corporate parent. They had signed 60 percent of the top 100 cable system companies and announced an expected launch date in late 1990, but their independent venture never took off.

Dan Martinsen of the USA Network said:

“It’s just that they didn’t have the resources available to them, meaning capital. They needed capital, they needed programming, they needed people.”

We’ll bring you all the updates on the future of Doctor Who on the Sci-Fi Channel as we get them.