After 30 seconds you can close them using the small black crosses. There is a couple to close, then once they've all gone there is a big CLOSE button, once that's gone the video will start. Watch out for popups though, if you don't click the right cross you'll get bombarded. I had a few.
Nope working on mine. Cricfree29 in firefox with ABP turned on. Still got a few popups to block but it works. Quality is shite when upscaled onto my 55" TV mind.