Sentence 1: Following the success of the first film , star Robin Jones Gunn and author Niall Matter both confirmed in March 2017 that Hallmark is developing a continuation .
Sentence 2: Following the success of the first film , star Niall Matter and author Robin Jones Gunn both confirmed in March 2017 that Hallmark were developing a sequel .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?