I told you why those adds are disturbing.
They take away focus of the content, and by doing so, you loose viewers.
I don't claim to know much about deisgn, I am a programmer, but I do know, that in order to keep attention to the content, then that content must be the only thing that are in focus.
I recognize your need for financing the hosting costs, but if you loose users, then how can the adds cover your costs.
You might want to look into the AIDA model a bit.
Personally I like the overall design and I see no need for changing it, except maybe for streamlining the code, to make updates and changes easier to do.
You might also want to revises your "for sale" section.
