Loud, annoying skype ads

I'm watching a video in another window and getting loud skype ads from my skype window. It's very annoying and hard to watch a video with it. Even if I click on the ad to pause it, it still gives me sound every so often. Right now, the ad is centerpoint energy. Please fix!! Thank you.

I am having the exact same problem. It happens while I'm in a call or if skype is even open in general, and I'm doing something in the background. I don't mind the video ads, but the fact that they make noise makes absolutely zero sense to me, as this is an app for calling.. I've noticed them getting less and less but I did have one last night.
Thanks.

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