Sentence 1: In March 2017 , following the success of the first film , star Robin Jones Gunn and author Niall Matter confirmed that Hallmark is developing a continuation .
Sentence 2: Following the success of the first film , star Robin Jones Gunn and author Niall Matter 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?