Commonwealth Games chairman Peter Beattie will enter negotiations with several major media outlets to avert the potential of any of them deciding to boycott the Gold Coast's Commonwealth Games' coverage in 2018.

Fairfax Media has refused to accept proposed restrictions on access and conditions relating to the use of video that the Gold Coast organising committee has tried to impose to support broadcast rights-holder Channel Seven. It is understood News Corp and AAP are yet to sign the terms either.

Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Peter Beattie says he is determined to resolve issues regarding media coverage. Credit:Jorge Branco

Beattie committed to resolving the lingering dispute after the issue was raised at a Melbourne Press Club lunch to promote the April event.

Beattie accepted the threat of a media boycottwas genuine but said he was confident issues could be resolved before it came to that point.