diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
index 8d51d0bd3..0879b2cec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import android.widget.ListView;
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.event.ServiceEvent;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.gui.NotificationUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
@@ -627,9 +628,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends CastEnabledActivity implements NavDrawerActivi
                             remover.skipOnCompletion = true;
                             int playerStatus = PlaybackPreferences.getCurrentPlayerStatus();
                             if(playerStatus == PlaybackPreferences.PLAYER_STATUS_PLAYING) {
-                                sendBroadcast(new Intent(
-                                        PlaybackService.ACTION_PAUSE_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE)
-                                        .setPackage(getPackageName()));
+                                IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(MainActivity.this, PlaybackService.ACTION_PAUSE_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE);
                             }
                         }
                         remover.executeAsync();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
index deda73970..70fddf986 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.Converter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.FeedItemUtil;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.Flavors;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.ShareUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.StorageUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.Supplier;
@@ -863,8 +864,8 @@ public abstract class MediaplayerActivity extends CastEnabledActivity implements
         }
 
         if (butSkip != null) {
-            butSkip.setOnClickListener(v -> sendBroadcast(new Intent(PlaybackService.ACTION_SKIP_CURRENT_EPISODE)
-                    .setPackage(getPackageName())));
+            butSkip.setOnClickListener(v ->
+                    IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(MediaplayerActivity.this, PlaybackService.ACTION_SKIP_CURRENT_EPISODE));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerInfoActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerInfoActivity.java
index 4b2af2cf5..49a0e898b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerInfoActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerInfoActivity.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlayerStatus;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBTasks;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.Playable;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.PlaybackController;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.RenameFeedDialog;
@@ -413,9 +414,7 @@ public abstract class MediaplayerInfoActivity extends MediaplayerActivity implem
                                     Log.d(TAG, "Currently playing episode is about to be deleted, skipping");
                                     remover.skipOnCompletion = true;
                                     if(controller.getStatus() == PlayerStatus.PLAYING) {
-                                        sendBroadcast(new Intent(
-                                                PlaybackService.ACTION_PAUSE_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE)
-                                                .setPackage(getPackageName()));
+                                        IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(MediaplayerInfoActivity.this, PlaybackService.ACTION_PAUSE_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE);
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/DefaultActionButtonCallback.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/DefaultActionButtonCallback.java
index 1656af338..08b2908ac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/DefaultActionButtonCallback.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/adapter/DefaultActionButtonCallback.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.MaterialDialog;
 
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.PlaybackServiceStarter;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
 
@@ -86,15 +87,13 @@ public class DefaultActionButtonCallback implements ActionButtonCallback {
                             .startWhenPrepared(true)
                             .shouldStream(false)
                             .start();
-                    context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(PlaybackService.ACTION_PAUSE_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE)
-                            .setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+                    IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(context, PlaybackService.ACTION_PAUSE_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE);
                 } else if (media.isCurrentlyPaused()) {
                     new PlaybackServiceStarter(context, media)
                             .startWhenPrepared(true)
                             .shouldStream(false)
                             .start();
-                    context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(PlaybackService.ACTION_RESUME_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE)
-                            .setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+                    IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(context, PlaybackService.ACTION_RESUME_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE);
                 } else {
                     DBTasks.playMedia(context, media, false, true, false);
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/SubscriptionFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/SubscriptionFragment.java
index 66171ece1..aec2bb536 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/SubscriptionFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/SubscriptionFragment.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import android.widget.GridView;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.MainActivity;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.MediaplayerInfoActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter.SubscriptionsAdapter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.asynctask.FeedRemover;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.dialog.ConfirmationDialog;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlaybackService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.FeedItemUtil;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.RenameFeedDialog;
 import rx.Observable;
 import rx.Subscription;
@@ -211,9 +213,8 @@ public class SubscriptionFragment extends Fragment {
                             remover.skipOnCompletion = true;
                             int playerStatus = PlaybackPreferences.getCurrentPlayerStatus();
                             if(playerStatus == PlaybackPreferences.PLAYER_STATUS_PLAYING) {
-                                getActivity().sendBroadcast(new Intent(
-                                        PlaybackService.ACTION_PAUSE_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE)
-                                        .setPackage(getContext().getPackageName()));
+                                IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(getContext(), PlaybackService.ACTION_PAUSE_PLAY_CURRENT_EPISODE);
+
                             }
                         }
                         remover.executeAsync();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
index 65fae96eb..ffdfa9516 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ public class FeedItemMenuHandler {
                                             FeedItem selectedItem) {
         switch (menuItemId) {
             case R.id.skip_episode_item:
-                context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(PlaybackService.ACTION_SKIP_CURRENT_EPISODE)
-                        .setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+                IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(context, PlaybackService.ACTION_SKIP_CURRENT_EPISODE);
                 break;
             case R.id.remove_item:
                 DBWriter.deleteFeedMediaOfItem(context, selectedItem.getMedia().getId());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/spa/SPAUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/spa/SPAUtil.java
index 27a3213f7..8bea4793c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/spa/SPAUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/spa/SPAUtil.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.MediaplayerInfoActivity;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlaybackService;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.Validate;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.BuildConfig;
@@ -41,8 +44,8 @@ public class SPAUtil {
         }
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(appContext);
         if (!prefs.getBoolean(PREF_HAS_QUERIED_SP_APPS, false)) {
-            appContext.sendBroadcast(new Intent(SPAReceiver.ACTION_SP_APPS_QUERY_FEEDS)
-                    .setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+            appContext.sendBroadcast(new Intent(SPAReceiver.ACTION_SP_APPS_QUERY_FEEDS));
+
             if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Sending SP_APPS_QUERY_FEEDS intent");
 
             SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/asynctask/FeedRemover.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/asynctask/FeedRemover.java
index 849dfef93..74693cf21 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/asynctask/FeedRemover.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/asynctask/FeedRemover.java
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.Feed;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.download.DownloadService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlaybackService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 
 /** Removes a feed in the background. */
 public class FeedRemover extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
@@ -41,8 +43,7 @@ public class FeedRemover extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
             dialog.dismiss();
         }
 		if(skipOnCompletion) {
-			context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(PlaybackService.ACTION_SKIP_CURRENT_EPISODE)
-					.setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+			IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(context, PlaybackService.ACTION_SKIP_CURRENT_EPISODE);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
index 5cccd754f..2b5b07f34 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackService.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBTasks;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.FeedSearcher;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntList;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.gui.NotificationUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.QueueAccess;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.ExternalMedia;
@@ -699,10 +700,7 @@ public class PlaybackService extends MediaBrowserServiceCompat {
 
             }
 
-            Intent statusUpdate = new Intent(ACTION_PLAYER_STATUS_CHANGED);
-            // statusUpdate.putExtra(EXTRA_NEW_PLAYER_STATUS, newInfo.playerStatus.ordinal());
-            statusUpdate.setPackage(getPackageName());
-            sendBroadcast(statusUpdate);
+            IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(getApplicationContext(), ACTION_PLAYER_STATUS_CHANGED);
             PlayerWidgetJobService.updateWidget(getBaseContext());
             bluetoothNotifyChange(newInfo, AVRCP_ACTION_PLAYER_STATUS_CHANGED);
             bluetoothNotifyChange(newInfo, AVRCP_ACTION_META_CHANGED);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBTasks.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBTasks.java
index 7ce2e7bd0..41dbe0a6a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBTasks.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBTasks.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.download.DownloadStatus;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlaybackService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.Converter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.DownloadError;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.LongList;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.comparator.FeedItemPubdateComparator;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.exception.MediaFileNotFoundException;
@@ -142,9 +143,7 @@ public final class DBTasks {
         } catch (MediaFileNotFoundException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             if (media.isPlaying()) {
-                context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(
-                        PlaybackService.ACTION_SHUTDOWN_PLAYBACK_SERVICE)
-                        .setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+                IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(context, PlaybackService.ACTION_SHUTDOWN_PLAYBACK_SERVICE);
             }
             notifyMissingFeedMediaFile(context, media);
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
index 17a02961c..b354ef8f6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import org.shredzone.flattr4j.model.Flattr;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -116,12 +117,8 @@ public class DBWriter {
                                     true);
                             editor.commit();
                         }
-                        if (PlaybackPreferences
-                                .getCurrentlyPlayingFeedMediaId() == media
-                                .getId()) {
-                            context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(
-                                    PlaybackService.ACTION_SHUTDOWN_PLAYBACK_SERVICE)
-                                    .setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+                        if (PlaybackPreferences.getCurrentlyPlayingFeedMediaId() == media.getId()) {
+                            IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(context, PlaybackService.ACTION_SHUTDOWN_PLAYBACK_SERVICE);
                         }
                     }
                     // Gpodder: queue delete action for synchronization
@@ -158,9 +155,7 @@ public class DBWriter {
                 if (PlaybackPreferences.getCurrentlyPlayingMedia() == FeedMedia.PLAYABLE_TYPE_FEEDMEDIA
                         && PlaybackPreferences.getLastPlayedFeedId() == feed
                         .getId()) {
-                    context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(
-                            PlaybackService.ACTION_SHUTDOWN_PLAYBACK_SERVICE)
-                            .setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+                    IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(context, PlaybackService.ACTION_SHUTDOWN_PLAYBACK_SERVICE);
                     SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
                     editor.putLong(
                             PlaybackPreferences.PREF_CURRENTLY_PLAYING_FEED_ID,
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DownloadRequester.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DownloadRequester.java
index 6e062a318..827874f54 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DownloadRequester.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DownloadRequester.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.webkit.URLUtil;
 
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlaybackService;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -251,9 +253,7 @@ public class DownloadRequester {
      */
     public synchronized void cancelAllDownloads(Context context) {
         Log.d(TAG, "Cancelling all running downloads");
-        context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(
-                DownloadService.ACTION_CANCEL_ALL_DOWNLOADS)
-                .setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+        IntentUtils.sendLocalBroadcast(context, DownloadService.ACTION_CANCEL_ALL_DOWNLOADS);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/IntentUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/IntentUtils.java
index 1571b71c2..aaaaf8f4d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/IntentUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/IntentUtils.java
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ public class IntentUtils {
         return false;
     }
 
+    public static void sendLocalBroadcast(Context context, String action) {
+        context.sendBroadcast(new Intent(action).setPackage(context.getPackageName()));
+    }
+
 }