LARRY KING SET AS MODERATOR

ENCINO, Calif. -- Talk show host Larry King will moderate a panel of top industry executives July 24 during the Video Software Dealers Association convention in Las Vegas. "The Future of Home Entertainment" will take place during the Sunday opening business session. VSDA also will honor Jerry Lewis with its Presidential Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement during the Wednesday night "Homer" awards banquet. Master of ceremonies for the event will be Leonard Maltin from "Entertainment Tonight." The association will be accepting nominees for its "Retailer of the Year" honors -- which also will be presented during the awards banquet -- until May 20. Categories include one for nonspecialty video retailers, such as supermarkets.